Ford Cliff, Pennsylvania Weather
Ford Cliff, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Ford Cliff, Armstrong County.
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About Ford Cliff, Pennsylvania
Ford Cliff lies where the land begins to fold and dip, a place where the Monongahela River, a broad, slow artery, claims its territory. It lies 21.2 miles north-north-east of Plum, PA (from Plum, PA: bearing 32°T), and is situated 3.9 miles south of Kittanning. The terrain here is a study in contrasts: steep, wooded hillsides that cradle the narrow strip of land along the water, their slopes often cloaked in a deep, verdant shadow that lends a particular quiet to the air. The houses, a mix of sturdy brick and weathered wood, seem to cling to the embankment, their backyards often tumbling down towards the river's edge. In the late afternoon, the sun, when it breaks through, casts long, golden shafts that illuminate the dust motes dancing in the air, a fleeting, ethereal beauty in the otherwise grounded existence of Ford Cliff. The history of Ford Cliff is inextricably linked to the river and the resources it once facilitated. Once a bustling hub for the coal industry, the echoes of that industrious past are still palpable, though the mines themselves are long silent, leaving behind a legacy etched into the very shape of the land and the stoic resilience of its people. The local economy, now more diversified, still feels the pulse of its heritage, with many residents commuting to work in neighboring Armstrong County towns or finding opportunities in service industries. The distinctive character of Ford Cliff is not one of grand monuments, but of the quiet continuity of life, a place where the rhythm of the river and the changing seasons still hold a certain sway.
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| Location | Ford Cliff, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.760342°N, 79.533656°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16228 |
| 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 |
About This Ford Cliff, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ford Cliff, 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 Ford Cliff includes coordinates 40.760342°N, 79.533656°W, situated in Armstrong County. ZIP code 16228. 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.
