Friedens, Pennsylvania Weather
Friedens, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Friedens, Somerset County.
Full aviation weather for Friedens is published on the Somerset County Airport (K2G9) page, 2 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 Friedens 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 Friedens: John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport (KJST) 33 km · Bedford County Airport (KHMZ) 42 km · Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (KLBE) 43 km · Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (KCBE) 52 km · Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport (KVVS) 57 km
Conditions reported at K2G9 describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Friedens specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Friedens.
About Friedens, Pennsylvania
Friedens rests in a fold of Somerset County where the land begins its deliberate ascent toward the Alleghenies. It lies 35.8 miles north-west of Allegany, MD (from Allegany, MD: bearing 325°T), and is situated 5.1 miles north-east of Somerset. Rolling hills, cloaked in a patchwork of deep green forests and sun-bleached fields, define the immediate character of Friedens, their contours softened by the gentle, persistent sculpting of rain and wind. Here, the air carries a crispness, especially in the late afternoon, hinting at the cooler temperatures that will soon settle over the valley as dusk deepens, painting the sky in hues of lavender and rose above the dark, brooding tree lines. The terrain is a study in muted tones, a palette of earthy browns and verdant greens, punctuated by the occasional glint of sunlight on a distant farmhouse roof or the silver ribbon of a creek making its winding way through the landscape. The history of Friedens is as deeply rooted as the ancient oaks that stand sentinel on its western slopes. It was a place envisioned by those seeking a quiet refuge, a "peace" in German, and that founding spirit still seems to imbue the very stones of its older structures. The local economy, once tied to the rich veins of coal that lie beneath this undulating ground, has largely shifted towards agriculture and a growing appreciation for the natural beauty that surrounds Friedens. Small farms, their fields yielding crops that mirror the changing seasons, still dot the landscape, and the quiet hum of tractors often replaces the echoes of industrial past. It is a locality where the pace of life feels unhurried, allowing time for the simple observances of nature and the enduring bonds of community to flourish.
Live animated radar for Friedens 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 | Friedens, Somerset County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.050078°N, 78.998359°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 18080, 15541 |
| 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 Friedens, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Friedens, 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 Friedens includes coordinates 40.050078°N, 78.998359°W, situated in Somerset County. ZIP code 18080, 15541. 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.
