Karns City, Pennsylvania Weather
Karns City, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Karns City, Butler County.
Full aviation weather for Karns City is published on the Pittsburgh/Butler Regional Airport (KBTP) page, 31 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 Karns City 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 Karns City: Clarion County Airport (KAXQ) 35 km · Grove City Airport (K29D) 41 km · Zelienople Municipal Airport (KPJC) 42 km · Venango Regional Airport (KFKL) 44 km · New Castle Municipal Airport (KUCP) 58 km
Conditions reported at KBTP describe the airfield itself. Weather 31 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Karns City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Karns City.
About Karns City, Pennsylvania
Karns City emerges from the rolling hills of Butler County, a place where the sky often seems a vast, bruised watercolor at dusk, the light bleeding into the western horizon. It lies 31.8 miles north-north-east of McCandless, PA (from McCandless, PA: bearing 29°T), and is situated 5.7 miles north-west of Adams. The land here is a study in gentle but persistent undulation, a tapestry of fields that climb and fall with a quiet dignity, interspersed with stands of mature deciduous trees that offer dappled shade in the summer months. The air, particularly after a rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and the faint, sweet perfume of distant clover. It is a landscape that invites contemplation, where the slow unfolding of seasons is mirrored in the gradual changes of the terrain, and where the very silence seems to possess a resonant quality, broken only by the rustle of wind through corn stalks or the distant lowing of cattle. The character of Karns City is deeply entwined with the region's industrial past, particularly its connection to oil and gas. While the booms and busts of that industry have left their mark, the enduring spirit of the place can be seen in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture and the enduring sense of neighborly connection. The local economy, now more diversified, still bears the imprint of its resource-rich origins, with agriculture and small businesses forming the backbone of daily life. There’s a palpable sense of continuity here, a quiet pride in the resilience of the community, and a local tradition of looking out for one another that feels as natural as the changing seasons.
Live animated radar for Karns City 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 | Karns City, Butler County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.993952°N, 79.725327°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16041 |
| 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 Karns City, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Karns City, 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 Karns City includes coordinates 40.993952°N, 79.725327°W, situated in Butler County. ZIP code 16041. 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.
