New Salem, Pennsylvania Weather
New Salem, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for New Salem, Fayette County.
Full aviation weather for New Salem is published on the Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport (KVVS) page, 16 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 New Salem 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 New Salem: Greene County Airport (KWAY) 25 km · Rostraver Airport (KFWQ) 32 km · Morgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field (KMGW) 32 km · Washington County Airport (KAFJ) 45 km · Inter County Airport (K31D) 46 km
Conditions reported at KVVS describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at New Salem specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for New Salem.
About New Salem, Pennsylvania
New Salem unfolds across rolling hills, a landscape softened by the persistent embrace of time and weather. It lies 21.3 miles north-north-east of Morgantown, WV (from Morgantown, WV: bearing 17°T), and is situated 6.5 miles west-north-west of Uniontown. The terrain here is a study in gentle slopes, giving way to broader valleys where the rich soil promises bounty. Oak and maple trees, their branches gnarled like ancient hands, punctuate the fields, their leaves a vibrant green in the summer and a fiery spectacle come autumn. The air carries a clean, earthy scent, especially after a rain, hinting at the fertile ground beneath. Even the sunlight seems to possess a particular quality, a diffused glow that softens the edges of the day and lends a quiet dignity to the weathered barns and sturdy houses scattered across the countryside. The story of New Salem is deeply entwined with the earth it occupies. Once a hub of coal mining, the echoes of that industrial past are subtle now, a whisper in the landscape rather than a roar. The mines may have closed, but the resilience of the people who worked them remains, a quiet strength that informs the character of New Salem. Farming continues to be a vital thread, with acres of corn and soybeans stretching towards the horizon, their rows a testament to enduring labor. Local traditions, passed down through generations, are not grand spectacles but quiet acknowledgments of shared history, found in the friendly waves between neighbors and the lingering scent of woodsmoke on a crisp evening.
Live animated radar for New Salem 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 | New Salem, Fayette County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 39.924242°N, 79.835603°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16240, 15468, 17408 |
| 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 New Salem, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New Salem, 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 New Salem includes coordinates 39.924242°N, 79.835603°W, situated in Fayette County. ZIP code 16240, 15468, 17408. 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.
