Fayette City, Pennsylvania Weather
Fayette City, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Fayette City, Fayette County.
Full aviation weather for Fayette City is published on the Rostraver Airport (KFWQ) page, 12 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 Fayette City 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 Fayette City: Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport (KVVS) 22 km · Inter County Airport (K31D) 26 km · Allegheny County Airport (KAGC) 29 km · Greene County Airport (KWAY) 33 km · Washington County Airport (KAFJ) 38 km
Conditions reported at KFWQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fayette City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Fayette City, Pennsylvania
Fayette City rests in the embrace of rolling Appalachian foothills, where the Monongahela River, a broad, slow-moving artery, shapes the very contour of the land. It lies 16.9 miles south-south-west of North Huntingdon, PA (from North Huntingdon, PA: bearing 200°T), and is situated 4.8 miles south-south-west of Rostraver. The terrain rises from the riverbanks in a series of gentle ascents, cloaked in the deep greens of deciduous forests that bleed into cultivated fields and the more orderly lines of residential neighborhoods. The air here often carries the damp, earthy scent of the river, mingling with the cleaner, sharper fragrance of pine on higher ground, and the light at dusk often takes on a softened, golden hue, as if the western sky itself is breathing out a sigh of contentment over the valley. This place carries the echoes of a robust industrial past, a legacy forged in coal and steel that once powered a nation. Fayette City was a vital hub for shipping raw materials and finished goods, its docks bustling with the ceaseless activity of barges navigating the Monongahela. Though the heavy industries have receded, a quiet resilience persists, evident in the well-kept homes and the enduring spirit of its people, a community that continues to draw strength from its connection to the river and the enduring, undulating landscape that defines Fayette City.
Live animated radar for Fayette City 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 | Fayette City, Fayette County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.100351°N, 79.840601°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15438 |
| 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 Fayette City, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fayette City, 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 Fayette City includes coordinates 40.100351°N, 79.840601°W, situated in Fayette County. ZIP code 15438. 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.
