Newell, Pennsylvania Weather
Newell, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Newell, Fayette County.
Full aviation weather for Newell is published on the Rostraver Airport (KFWQ) 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 Newell 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 Newell: Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport (KVVS) 24 km · Greene County Airport (KWAY) 28 km · Inter County Airport (K31D) 30 km · Allegheny County Airport (KAGC) 31 km · Washington County Airport (KAFJ) 34 km
Conditions reported at KFWQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Newell specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Newell.
About Newell, Pennsylvania
Newell rests in a shallow bowl of rolling hills, where the land slopes gently toward the Monongahela River. It lies 18.9 miles south-south-east of Bethel Park, PA (from Bethel Park, PA: bearing 157°T), and is situated 7.8 miles south-west of Rostraver. The terrain here is a study in muted greens and browns, a landscape shaped by broad, open fields and the occasional cluster of sturdy, clapboard houses. In the late afternoon, the sun, softened by a veil of atmospheric haze, casts long, languid shadows that stretch across the fields, giving the very air a palpable, golden texture. The river itself, a broad, slow-moving artery, reflects the sky in a steely, unbroken sheen, a quiet presence that anchors the rolling contours of the surrounding countryside. The history of Newell is inextricably linked to the rich veins of coal that lie beneath this Fayette County soil. For generations, the rhythm of life in Newell pulsed with the pickaxe and the lamp, the town a vital hub in the region's industrial heartland. While the mines have largely fallen silent, their legacy remains, not in grand monuments, but in the very character of the place – a quiet resilience, a sturdy pragmatism that speaks of hard work and community. The local economy now finds a different footing, with small businesses and a connection to the river offering new avenues, yet the echo of the past is a constant, subtle undertone, like the distant hum of machinery that one almost imagines still lingers in the air.
Live animated radar for Newell 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 | Newell, Fayette County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.075629°N, 79.898103°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15466 |
| 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 Newell, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Newell, 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 Newell includes coordinates 40.075629°N, 79.898103°W, situated in Fayette County. ZIP code 15466. 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.
