Ford City, Pennsylvania Weather
Ford City, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Ford City, Armstrong County.
Full aviation weather for Ford City is published on the Pittsburgh/Butler Regional Airport (KBTP) page, 35 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 Ford 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 Ford City: Indiana County–Jimmy Stewart Airport (KIDI) 39 km · Clarion County Airport (KAXQ) 51 km · Zelienople Municipal Airport (KPJC) 53 km · Inter County Airport (K31D) 53 km · Punxsutawney Municipal Airport (KN35) 55 km
Conditions reported at KBTP describe the airfield itself. Weather 35 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ford City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Ford City, Pennsylvania
Ford City unfolds along the sinuous curve of the Allegheny River, its landscape a study in the quiet persistence of industry against the enduring might of nature. It lies 22.0 miles north-north-east of Plum, PA (from Plum, PA: bearing 31°T), and is situated 3.1 miles south of Kittanning. Steep hills, cloaked in a dense tapestry of deciduous trees, rise abruptly from the riverbanks, their slopes a vibrant emerald in the summer months and a fiery spectacle of ochre and crimson as autumn draws near. The river itself, a broad, unhurried artery, reflects the sky in a shifting mosaic of blues and greys, its surface often disturbed only by the occasional slow-moving barge or the darting flight of a kingfisher. The air here, especially in the early morning, carries the cool, damp scent of river water and the lingering, metallic tang of its industrial past, a subtle perfume that clings to the very essence of Ford City. The history of Ford City is inextricably linked to the rise of glass manufacturing, a legacy that shaped its very foundations and left an indelible mark on its character. For decades, the hulking structures of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company dominated the skyline, their smokestacks exhaling plumes that became as much a part of the scenery as the surrounding hills. Though the great glass furnaces have long since cooled, the spirit of hard work and resilience fostered by that era still echoes in the quiet hum of the town’s current economy, which now finds its footing in diverse manufacturing and service sectors. Evidence of this past can still be seen in the sturdy, brick buildings lining the main thoroughfares, their architecture speaking of a time when Ford City was a vital hub of American production, a place where tangible creations were shaped from raw materials by skilled hands.
Live animated radar for Ford 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 | Ford City, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.772286°N, 79.529767°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16226 |
| 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 Ford City, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ford 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 Ford City includes coordinates 40.772286°N, 79.529767°W, situated in Armstrong County. ZIP code 16226. 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.
