Mount Joy, Pennsylvania Weather
Mount Joy, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mount Joy, Westmoreland County.
Full aviation weather for Mount Joy is published on the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (KLBE) page, 17 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 Mount Joy 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 Mount Joy: Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport (KVVS) 24 km · Rostraver Airport (KFWQ) 29 km · Inter County Airport (K31D) 31 km · Somerset County Airport (K2G9) 43 km · Allegheny County Airport (KAGC) 43 km
Conditions reported at KLBE describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mount Joy specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mount Joy.
About Mount Joy, Pennsylvania
Mount Joy rises from rolling Pennsylvania farmland, a gentle swell of earth where the land begins to gather itself before the more dramatic slopes of distant mountains. It lies 17.6 miles south-east of North Huntingdon, PA (from North Huntingdon, PA: bearing 137°T), and is situated 9.9 miles north-north-east of Connellsville. The soil here, a rich, dark loam, yields generously to the agricultural pursuits that have long defined its character, its fields unfurling in a patchwork of greens and golds under a sky that can shift from the softest cerulean to a brooding, bruised twilight with remarkable speed. The air itself carries a palpable stillness, broken only by the distant hum of tractors or the whisper of wind through the corn stalks, a quiet testament to the enduring connection between the people and the land they tend. The history of Mount Joy is as deeply rooted as the ancient oaks that dot its landscape, a narrative shaped by pioneers seeking fertile ground and later by the industrious spirit that fueled its growth. Once a vital crossroads for trade and travel, its economy evolved from its agrarian heart to embrace the burgeoning industries of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, leaving behind echoes of a past in its sturdy brick buildings and the enduring sense of community. Local traditions, passed down through generations, still color the rhythm of life, a subtle undercurrent of shared heritage that makes Mount Joy a place where the past is not forgotten, but rather lives on in the present, a quiet dignity in its everyday existence.
Live animated radar for Mount Joy 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 | Mount Joy, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.145072°N, 79.501982°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16830, 15666, 17552 |
| 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 Mount Joy, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mount Joy, 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 Mount Joy includes coordinates 40.145072°N, 79.501982°W, situated in Westmoreland County. ZIP code 16830, 15666, 17552. 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.
