Hunker, Pennsylvania Weather
Hunker, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hunker, Westmoreland County.
Full aviation weather for Hunker is published on the Rostraver Airport (KFWQ) page, 18 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 Hunker 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 Hunker: Inter County Airport (K31D) 20 km · Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (KLBE) 20 km · Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport (KVVS) 27 km · Allegheny County Airport (KAGC) 31 km · Somerset County Airport (K2G9) 55 km
Conditions reported at KFWQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hunker specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hunker.
About Hunker, Pennsylvania
Hunker lies cradled in a fold of Westmoreland County, where rolling hills, softened by the passage of seasons, give way to fertile valleys. It lies 10.5 miles south-south-east of North Huntingdon, PA (from North Huntingdon, PA: bearing 146°T), and is situated 8.0 miles south-south-west of Greensburg. The land here breathes with a quiet persistence, a slow exhale of green punctuated by the sturdy silhouettes of oak and maple. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, spills across the cultivated fields like liquid gold, catching the dust motes dancing in the still air. The terrain is a testament to patient erosion, a gentle sculpting by water and time that has left behind a landscape of modest, yet enduring, beauty. The very air carries a clean, earthy scent, hinting at the rich soil that has sustained generations. The story of Hunker is deeply intertwined with the agricultural heritage of this region, a legacy built upon the sweat of farmers who coaxed sustenance from this very ground. Though the echoes of a past industrial era, particularly coal mining, still resonate in the broader county, Hunker itself has largely retained its pastoral character. Small family farms, some passed down through generations, continue to be the lifeblood of the community, their fields a patchwork quilt of corn, soybeans, and the occasional glint of ripening wheat. The pace of life here is unhurried, dictated by the turning of the earth and the changing of the seasons, a deliberate counterpoint to the frantic pulse of larger cities. This quietude is Hunker's true distinction, a peaceful refuge where the land remembers its roots.
Live animated radar for Hunker 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 | Hunker, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.204238°N, 79.620596°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15639 |
| 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 Hunker, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hunker, 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 Hunker includes coordinates 40.204238°N, 79.620596°W, situated in Westmoreland County. ZIP code 15639. 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.
