Laboratory, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Laboratory, Washington County.
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Laboratory exists as a quiet collection of houses and businesses sprawled across rolling hills, where the air often carries the scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke. It lies 15.0 miles south-west of Bethel Park, PA (from Bethel Park, PA: bearing 218°T), and is situated 2.2 miles south-east of Washington. The landscape here is a study in greens and browns, a patchwork of fields that swell and recede with the contours of the land, punctuated by stands of oak and maple that offer a deep, mossy shade during the long, humid summers. Stone farmhouses, weathered by generations of wind and rain, stand sentinel over the terrain, their sturdy facades speaking of a resilience built into the very bones of this place. Even the small creeks that thread through the hollows seem to move with a deliberate, unhurried grace, their waters reflecting the hazy, diffused light that filters through the canopy. This corner of Washington County, while now given over to a more placid existence, was once a place where the earth yielded its bounty in more strenuous ways. The legacy of coal mining is etched into the very topography, though many of the old shafts have long since been reclaimed by nature, their entrances now guarded by brambles and whispering saplings. The local economy, once tied to the deep veins of anthracite, has shifted towards agriculture and small-scale manufacturing, with family farms still producing corn and soybeans, and a few hardy workshops humming with a quiet, persistent industry. The rhythm of life in Laboratory is governed by the seasons and the slow turning of the earth, a pace that allows for contemplation and a deep connection to the land that has sustained it.
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| Location | Laboratory, Washington County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.155071°N, 80.213393°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15301 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Laboratory, Pennsylvania, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Laboratory includes coordinates 40.155071°N, 80.213393°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 15301. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.