Gans, Pennsylvania Weather
Gans, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Gans, Fayette County.
Full aviation weather for Gans is published on the Morgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field (KMGW) page, 14 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 Gans 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 Gans: Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport (KVVS) 28 km · Greene County Airport (KWAY) 32 km · Fairmont Municipal Airport Frankman Field (K4G7) 44 km · Garrett County Airport (K2G4) 46 km · Rostraver Airport (KFWQ) 52 km
Conditions reported at KMGW describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Gans specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Gans.
About Gans, Pennsylvania
Gans rests in a fold of Fayette County, where the land begins its steady rise towards the higher ridges, a place defined by the quiet persistence of nature and the humble dwellings of its inhabitants. It lies 10.5 miles north-east of Morgantown, WV (from Morgantown, WV: bearing 42°T), and is situated 5.1 miles north-north-east of Cheat Lake. Rolling hills, cloaked in a patchwork of mature woodlands and open fields, define the immediate surroundings, their slopes softened by the passage of seasons rather than the sharp edges of human intervention. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the earthy scent of damp soil and distant woodsmoke, a fragrance that seems to cling to the very stones of the old farmhouses. Little streams, born in the higher elevations, thread their way through the terrain, their waters glinting like scattered silver under the often-overcast skies, contributing to the subtle, persistent murmur of the landscape. The history of Gans is etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring agricultural character of its land, a legacy of families who worked this soil for generations. Once, the hum of tractors and the occasional rumble of trucks hauling timber or coal might have been the dominant sounds; now, a quieter rhythm prevails, one dictated by the changing seasons and the needs of small-scale farming and local businesses. The economy, like the land itself, is characterized by resilience, with a focus on agriculture and the steady, unpretentious work that sustains life in this corner of Pennsylvania. While no grand universities or famous artists call Gans home, there is a deep-rooted sense of community, a shared understanding born from living in close proximity to the land and to each other, a quiet strength that has seen this place endure.
Live animated radar for Gans 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Gans, Fayette County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 39.742855°N, 79.824221°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15451, 15439 |
| 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 Gans, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gans, 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 Gans includes coordinates 39.742855°N, 79.824221°W, situated in Fayette County. ZIP code 15451, 15439. 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.
