Garrett, Pennsylvania Weather
Garrett, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Garrett, Somerset County.
Full aviation weather for Garrett is published on the Somerset County Airport (K2G9) page, 20 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 Garrett 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 Garrett: Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (KCBE) 38 km · Garrett County Airport (K2G4) 39 km · Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport (KVVS) 52 km · Bedford County Airport (KHMZ) 53 km · John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport (KJST) 54 km
Conditions reported at K2G9 describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Garrett specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Garrett.
About Garrett, Pennsylvania
Garrett, Pennsylvania, rests in a valley carved by the Wills Creek, where the land rises in steep, wooded inclines. It lies 28.9 miles north-west of Allegany, MD (from Allegany, MD: bearing 305°T), and is situated 6.6 miles south-west of Berlin. The air here, especially in the early mornings, carries a damp, earthy scent, a mingling of pine needles and the cool breath of the water. Rough-hewn stone houses, their foundations solid against the slopes, speak of a pragmatic people who built their lives around the contours of the earth. The landscape is a constant, quiet reminder of the forces that shaped it, the rolling hills giving way to sharper peaks, a visual hum of green and brown that shifts with the seasons. In the summer, the heat can press down, thick and heavy, but the evenings often bring a cooling breeze that rustles through the dense foliage. The history of Garrett is deeply intertwined with the veins of coal that run beneath this part of Somerset County. For generations, the hum of mining machinery and the clang of railcars were the pulse of the local economy, drawing families to work the seams and build a life in the shadow of the mountains. Though the industry has waned, the legacy remains, a subtle undercurrent in the town's character, visible in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture and the resilience of its people. The Wills Creek, once a source of power and transport for the burgeoning industrial age, now offers a quieter kind of solace, its banks a place for reflection, the water flowing with the same persistent grace it has for centuries. Garrett holds its past not as a burden, but as a foundation, a quiet strength that informs the present day.
Live animated radar for Garrett 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 | Garrett, Somerset County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 39.863136°N, 79.058082°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15542 |
| 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 Garrett, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Garrett, 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 Garrett includes coordinates 39.863136°N, 79.058082°W, situated in Somerset County. ZIP code 15542. 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.
