Fairchance, Pennsylvania Weather
Fairchance, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fairchance, Fayette County.
Full aviation weather for Fairchance is published on the Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport (KVVS) page, 17 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Fairchance have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Fairchance: Morgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field (KMGW) 24 km · Greene County Airport (KWAY) 33 km · Rostraver Airport (KFWQ) 43 km · Garrett County Airport (K2G4) 45 km · Fairmont Municipal Airport Frankman Field (K4G7) 55 km
Conditions reported at KVVS describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fairchance specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fairchance.
About Fairchance, Pennsylvania
Fairchance rests in a hollow where the land begins to fold and crease, its modest collection of streets and homes clinging to the lower slopes of rolling hills. It lies 17.2 miles north-east of Morgantown, WV (from Morgantown, WV: bearing 38°T), and is situated 5.6 miles south-south-west of Uniontown. The air here, especially in the early mornings, carries the damp, earthy scent of fertile soil and the distant promise of rain, a constant companion to the broadleaf trees that crown the surrounding terrain. Even in the midday sun, shadows lengthen and pool in the dips and hollows, giving the landscape a textured, almost sculpted feel, as if the very ground breathes a quiet, steady rhythm. The sky above Fairchance often presents a vast, ever-changing canvas, from the bruised purples of an approaching storm to the pale, washed-out blue of a clear summer afternoon, reflecting the unhurried pace of life that unfolds below. The legacy of coal runs deep in the bedrock beneath Fairchance, a history etched not in grand monuments but in the weathered faces of its older buildings and the quiet pride of its residents. For generations, the earth yielded its bounty, fueling industries and shaping the character of this place, a testament to the resilience of those who worked its seams. Today, while the mines may have largely fallen silent, the spirit of resourcefulness persists, seen in the small businesses that dot the main thoroughfares and the cooperative spirit that binds the community together. The Monongahela River, though some distance away, whispers a constant reminder of the waterways that have always been arteries of commerce and life, a subtle undercurrent to the everyday existence in Fairchance.
Live animated radar for Fairchance and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Fairchance, Fayette County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 39.824799°N, 79.754492°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15349, 15436 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fairchance, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fairchance, Pennsylvania, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 Fairchance includes coordinates 39.824799°N, 79.754492°W, situated in Fayette County. ZIP code 15349, 15436. 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. 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.
