Indian Head, Pennsylvania Weather
Indian Head, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Indian Head, Fayette County.
Full aviation weather for Indian Head is published on the Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport (KVVS) page, 24 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 Indian Head 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 Indian Head: Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (KLBE) 28 km · Somerset County Airport (K2G9) 32 km · Rostraver Airport (KFWQ) 42 km · Inter County Airport (K31D) 47 km · Garrett County Airport (K2G4) 50 km
Conditions reported at KVVS describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Indian Head specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Indian Head.
About Indian Head, Pennsylvania
Indian Head rises from the rolling terrain of Fayette County, a place where the land itself seems to hold its breath. It lies 27.6 miles south-east of North Huntingdon, PA (from North Huntingdon, PA: bearing 140°T), and is situated 7.6 miles south-south-east of Bear Rocks. The hills, cloaked in a dense tapestry of hardwoods, soften the edges of the sky, and in the late afternoon, a honeyed light spills across the fields, illuminating the stubble of harvested corn with a quiet, burnished glow. The air here carries the clean scent of damp earth and pine, a fragrance deepened by the occasional whisper of wind through the valleys. Small creeks, their beds often choked with smooth, grey stones, thread their way through the landscape, their murmurs a constant, low-pitched song beneath the rustle of leaves. The houses, many with porches that seem to invite lingering, are scattered like seeds dropped from a generous hand, their chimneys hinting at hearths that have warmed generations against the chill of these Appalachian slopes. This is a corner of Pennsylvania where the echoes of industry still resonate, though the clang of pickaxes and the rumble of coal trains have largely faded into memory. Indian Head once pulsed with the rhythm of mining, a lifeblood drawn from the deep earth that shaped its character and its people. Now, the land, slowly reclaiming its own, hosts farms that continue the agricultural legacy, their fields a patchwork of emerald and gold under the vast, indifferent sky. The local economy, adapted and resilient, finds its footing in these enduring traditions, a quiet testament to the strength of those who have called this place home. The character of Indian Head is etched not in grand monuments, but in the steady persistence of its inhabitants, a people who understand the land and its seasons, and who carry the quiet dignity of lives lived in concert with the earth.
Live animated radar for Indian Head 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 | Indian Head, Fayette County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.024796°N, 79.395035°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16441, 15446 |
| 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 Indian Head, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Indian Head, 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 Indian Head includes coordinates 40.024796°N, 79.395035°W, situated in Fayette County. ZIP code 16441, 15446. 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.
