McCandless, Pennsylvania Weather
McCandless, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for McCandless, Allegheny County.
Full aviation weather for McCandless is published on the Pittsburgh International Airport (KPIT) page, 21 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. 5 airfields within reach of McCandless 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 McCandless: Zelienople Municipal Airport (KPJC) 26 km · Beaver County Airport (KBVI) 37 km · Columbiana County Airport (K02G) 53 km · Washington County Airport (KAFJ) 56 km
Conditions reported at KPIT describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at McCandless specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About McCandless, Pennsylvania
McCandless unfolds across a verdant expanse of rolling hills, a landscape etched by the slow, persistent work of water and time. It lies 10.5 miles north of Pittsburgh, PA (from Pittsburgh, PA: bearing 353°T), and is situated 3.6 miles east of Franklin Park. The air here, especially in the hushed moments of dawn or the softening glow of dusk, carries a damp, earthy scent, a mingling of fallen leaves and the distant promise of rain. Mature trees, oaks and maples mostly, stand sentinel along the roadways and in the scattered woodlands, their branches forming intricate canopies that filter the sunlight into shifting patterns on the ground. Creeks, often no more than a murmur over smooth stones, thread through the terrain, feeding into larger waterways that define the hollows and valleys. Life in McCandless moves with a steady, grounded cadence, a quiet hum beneath the rustling leaves and the occasional call of a crow. This land, once part of a larger agricultural tapestry, now bears the imprint of a more modern era, its economy diversified beyond the farms that once dominated. The echoes of its past can still be felt, though the fields are now largely residential developments and commercial hubs. The nearby presence of the Allegheny River, a vital artery for commerce and recreation for centuries, continues to shape the region’s character, even if its direct influence on McCandless itself is more subtle. The area has become a place where families seek a balance between suburban comfort and a connection to the natural world, a place that remembers its roots while embracing the future, offering a sense of enduring presence rather than fleeting trends.
Live animated radar for McCandless 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 | McCandless, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.591598°N, 80.019836°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15090 |
| 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 McCandless, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for McCandless, 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 McCandless includes coordinates 40.591598°N, 80.019836°W, situated in Allegheny County. ZIP code 15090. 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.
