Garrett, Pennsylvania Weather
Garrett, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Garrett, Somerset County.
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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.
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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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
