Lawson Heights, Pennsylvania Weather
Lawson Heights, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Lawson Heights, Westmoreland County.
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About Lawson Heights, Pennsylvania
Lawson Heights exists as a quiet exhale in the rolling terrain of southwestern Pennsylvania. It lies 18.2 miles east of North Huntingdon, PA (from North Huntingdon, PA: bearing 98°T), and is situated 7.9 miles east of Greensburg. The land here is a study in muted greens and browns, a topography shaped by the slow, persistent work of water and time, where shallow valleys cradle scattered homesteads and the occasional stoic barn. Mature deciduous trees, their branches heavy with the promise of autumn, line the modest roadways, their leaves whispering secrets to the humid air. The sky above is often a vast, pale canvas, occasionally broken by the stark silhouette of a lone hawk circling on an unseen current, a silent sentinel over the undulating landscape. The story of Lawson Heights is written in the scarred earth and the resilience of its people. Once, this region pulsed with the industry of coal, the deep veins beneath the surface fueling distant cities and leaving behind a legacy of altered landscapes and a lingering, almost nostalgic, scent of damp earth. Though the mines are largely silent now, the echoes of that era can still be felt in the quiet determination of the residents, many of whom still work the land, their livelihoods tied to the rhythm of seasons and the unpredictable generosity of the soil. Local businesses, small and enduring, serve as the lifeblood of Lawson Heights, offering a familiar comfort in their unchanging presence, a counterpoint to the broader shifts of the outside world.
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| Location | Lawson Heights, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.291737°N, 79.389203°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15650 |
| 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 |
About This Lawson Heights, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lawson Heights, 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 Lawson Heights includes coordinates 40.291737°N, 79.389203°W, situated in Westmoreland County. ZIP code 15650. 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.
