Layton, Pennsylvania Weather
Layton, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Layton, Fayette County.
Full aviation weather for Layton is published on the Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport (KVVS) page, 15 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 Layton 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 Layton: Rostraver Airport (KFWQ) 16 km · Inter County Airport (K31D) 27 km · Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (KLBE) 34 km · Allegheny County Airport (KAGC) 34 km · Greene County Airport (KWAY) 41 km
Conditions reported at KVVS describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Layton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Layton.
About Layton, Pennsylvania
Layton rests in a fold of Fayette County, where the Youghiogheny River has patiently worked its way through the Appalachians for millennia. It lies 16.6 miles south of North Huntingdon, PA (from North Huntingdon, PA: bearing 179°T), and is situated 6.8 miles south-east of Rostraver. The land here is a study in greens and browns, a mosaic of steep wooded slopes that tumble down to the water's edge, interrupted by clearings where fields of corn and hay push towards the sky. The air, especially after a rain, carries the scent of damp earth and pine, a clean, sharp fragrance that speaks of wildness even in this settled place. The river itself is a constant presence, its currents a deep, muted blue under the often-grey skies, its banks a tangle of sycamore and oak. The light, when the sun breaks through the clouds, has a peculiar, almost liquid quality, painting the valley in soft, diffuse hues. This corner of Fayette County has a history etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its people and the enduring power of the land. For generations, the rhythm of Layton was dictated by the river and the bounty it offered, and later, by the coal seams that ran deep beneath the hills. While the era of deep mining has largely passed, the echoes of that industry remain, a subtle undercurrent in the local character. The economy now leans more towards the land itself, with agriculture and a growing appreciation for the region's natural beauty drawing visitors. Small farms dot the landscape, their barns a weathered red against the green, and the Youghiogheny, once a highway for industry, is now a vital artery for recreation, its rapids a challenge for kayakers and a scenic backdrop for those who simply wish to watch the water flow.
Live animated radar for Layton 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 | Layton, Fayette County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.090352°N, 79.723374°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15473, 18356 |
| 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 Layton, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Layton, 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 Layton includes coordinates 40.090352°N, 79.723374°W, situated in Fayette County. ZIP code 15473, 18356. 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.
