Elrama, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Elrama, Washington County.
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Elrama rests in a shallow valley, its houses clinging to the rolling hills that cradle the Monongahela River. It lies 8.0 miles south-east of Bethel Park, PA (from Bethel Park, PA: bearing 131°T), and is situated 9.7 miles south-east of Mount Lebanon. The air here, especially in the hushed hours before dawn, carries the damp scent of the water and the rich, dark earth of the surrounding farmland. Broad-leafed trees, maples and oaks mostly, stand sentinel along the slopes, their summer green deepening to bronze and crimson as autumn approaches, painting the landscape with a slow, deliberate artistry. The river itself, a broad, placid ribbon, reflects the vast, often cloud-streaked sky, its surface disturbed only by the occasional barge pushing its steady, determined way upstream. The story of Elrama is inextricably linked to the veins of coal that once pulsed beneath Washington County. This was a place where hard work was etched into the very lives of its people, where the rhythmic clang of pickaxes echoed through the hollows, and where the smoke from kilns lent a unique character to the twilight. Though the deep mines have long since fallen silent, the legacy of that industrial past remains, a quiet undercurrent in the rhythm of everyday life. Today, Elrama’s economy finds its strength in a more diverse embrace of its surroundings, with agriculture still a vital thread and a growing appreciation for the natural beauty that draws visitors seeking a quieter pace, a place where the land remembers its history and whispers it on the breeze.
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| Location | Elrama, Washington County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.252014°N, 79.925049°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15038 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elrama, Pennsylvania, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Elrama includes coordinates 40.252014°N, 79.925049°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 15038. Telephone area code: 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.