Monaca, Pennsylvania Weather
Monaca, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Monaca, Beaver County.
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About Monaca, Pennsylvania
Monaca sprawls across the western bank of the Ohio River, a place where the land dips and rises in gentle swells before meeting the broad, purposeful flow of the water. It lies 14.8 miles west-north-west of McCandless, PA (from McCandless, PA: bearing 297°T), and is situated 5.7 miles east-south-east of Brighton. The air here often carries the faint, metallic tang of industry, a scent that mingles with the damp earth after a rain, and the sweet, fleeting perfume of honeysuckle in the summer months. Streets are lined with a mix of sturdy, older brick buildings and more modern structures, all holding their own against the persistent, watchful gaze of the sky that shifts from the pale blue of morning to the bruised purples and oranges of a lingering sunset. The riverfront, a vital artery, is a constant presence, its wide expanse reflecting the changing light and the stoic shapes of barges moving with slow, steady intent. The history of Monaca is deeply entwined with the river that defines its edge, a waterway that brought early settlers seeking opportunity and later fueled the engines of industry. For decades, the steel mills and manufacturing plants were the lifeblood of Monaca, their smokestacks a familiar silhouette against the horizon, shaping the local economy and the lives of its people. Though the landscape of work has shifted, a resilient spirit persists, a character forged in the crucible of hard labor and community. The remnants of this industrial past, the sturdy bridges and the enduring brickwork, stand as quiet testaments to a time when the clang of hammers and the roar of furnaces were the soundtrack to daily life, a rhythm that still echoes in the proud, unpretentious heart of Monaca.
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| Location | Monaca, Beaver County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.687288°N, 80.27145°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15061 |
| 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 Monaca, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Monaca, 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 Monaca includes coordinates 40.687288°N, 80.271450°W, situated in Beaver County. ZIP code 15061. 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.
