Hooks, Pennsylvania Weather
Hooks, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hooks, Armstrong County.
Full aviation weather for Hooks is published on the Clarion County Airport (KAXQ) page, 33 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 Hooks 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 Hooks: Pittsburgh/Butler Regional Airport (KBTP) 42 km · Indiana County–Jimmy Stewart Airport (KIDI) 46 km · Punxsutawney Municipal Airport (KN35) 47 km · DuBois Regional Airport (KDUJ) 57 km · Zelienople Municipal Airport (KPJC) 58 km
Conditions reported at KAXQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 33 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hooks specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hooks.
About Hooks, Pennsylvania
Hooks lies cradled in the rolling hills of Armstrong County, a place where the land itself seems to exhale a quiet presence. It lies 32.5 miles north-north-east of Plum, PA (from Plum, PA: bearing 25°T), and is situated 7.9 miles north-north-east of Kittanning. The terrain here is a study in muted greens and earthy browns, a tapestry woven by ancient geological forces and the patient work of water. Ridges, softened by the passage of seasons, slope gently towards the valleys, their flanks often cloaked in a dense, whispering forest. The air, especially after a rain, carries a clean, mineral scent, a testament to the fertile soil and the hidden springs that feed the local streams. During the late afternoon, a particular quality of light descends, a honeyed luminescence that seems to linger on the weathered barns and the stoic, enduring fences. The history of Hooks is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of this region, the land yielding its harvest to generations of hardworking families. Coal mining once shaped the local economy, its legacy a network of forgotten tunnels and the stoic resilience of those who worked its depths. Today, farming remains a vital thread, the fields a patchwork of corn, soybeans, and hay, their cultivation a familiar rhythm against the backdrop of the ever-present hills. While not a place of grand monuments, Hooks possesses a quiet dignity, its character shaped by the enduring spirit of its people and the deep, rooted connection to this particular stretch of Pennsylvania earth.
Live animated radar for Hooks 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 | Hooks, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.927286°N, 79.487822°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16259 |
| 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 Hooks, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hooks, 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 Hooks includes coordinates 40.927286°N, 79.487822°W, situated in Armstrong County. ZIP code 16259. Telephone area code: 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878. Timezone: Eastern Time.
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.
