Hostetter, Pennsylvania Weather
Hostetter, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hostetter, Westmoreland County.
Full aviation weather for Hostetter is published on the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (KLBE) page, 1 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 Hostetter 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 Hostetter: Inter County Airport (K31D) 33 km · Rostraver Airport (KFWQ) 37 km · Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport (KVVS) 40 km · Somerset County Airport (K2G9) 41 km · Allegheny County Airport (KAGC) 46 km
Conditions reported at KLBE describe the airfield itself. Weather 1 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hostetter specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hostetter.
About Hostetter, Pennsylvania
Hostetter rests in a fold of Westmoreland County, where the land rises and falls with a quiet insistence, a landscape painted in broad strokes of green and gold under a vast, often moody, Pennsylvania sky. It lies 18.1 miles east-south-east of North Huntingdon, PA (from North Huntingdon, PA: bearing 104°T), and is situated 7.8 miles east-south-east of Greensburg. The terrain here is not dramatic, but rather a persistent, rolling tapestry of fields and woodlands, crisscrossed by the faintest of streams that whisper their way towards larger waterways. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of damp earth and sun-warmed pine, a subtle perfume that clings to the winding country roads. Mature oaks and maples, their branches reaching like patient hands, stand sentinel over the scattered farmsteads and the unassuming heart of Hostetter itself, hinting at a resilience born of seasons endured. The story of Hostetter is deeply entwined with the earth it inhabits, a narrative of coal and the people who coaxed a living from its shadowed depths. Though the mines have largely fallen silent, their legacy remains, a ghost in the quietude of the valley, a reminder of the grit and determination that shaped this place. The local economy, once powered by the black veins beneath, has since diversified, with small businesses and agriculture holding sway, a testament to the enduring spirit of its residents. You can still feel the echo of those mining days in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture, and in the way neighbors greet each other with a familiarity that speaks of shared history. Hostetter, in its quiet unfolding, holds a certain gravity, a groundedness that comes from generations who understood the land and its demands.
Live animated radar for Hostetter 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 | Hostetter, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.266182°N, 79.39837°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15638 |
| 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 Hostetter, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hostetter, 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 Hostetter includes coordinates 40.266182°N, 79.398370°W, situated in Westmoreland County. ZIP code 15638. 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.
