North Vandergrift, Pennsylvania Weather
North Vandergrift, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for North Vandergrift, Armstrong County.
Full aviation weather for North Vandergrift is published on the Inter County Airport (K31D) page, 36 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 North Vandergrift 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 North Vandergrift: Pittsburgh/Butler Regional Airport (KBTP) 38 km · Indiana County–Jimmy Stewart Airport (KIDI) 39 km · Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (KLBE) 39 km · Allegheny County Airport (KAGC) 42 km · Rostraver Airport (KFWQ) 50 km
Conditions reported at K31D describe the airfield itself. Weather 36 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at North Vandergrift specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for North Vandergrift.
About North Vandergrift, Pennsylvania
North Vandergrift spills down hillsides etched with the ghosts of coal seams, a scatter of homes and sturdy brick buildings clinging to the steep inclines that overlook the broad, patient sweep of the Kiskiminetas River. It lies 12.4 miles north-east of Plum, PA (from Plum, PA: bearing 53°T), and is situated 3.7 miles east-north-east of Allegheny Township. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries a damp, earthy scent, a mixture of the fertile valley floor and the steeper, wooded slopes that rise behind the houses, their green a deep, almost bruised hue in the late afternoon light. The streets themselves are a testament to the terrain, often winding sharply or climbing abruptly, demanding a mindful pace from drivers and pedestrians alike. Even the gardens seem to contend with the incline, their flowers and vegetables bravely asserting their color against the persistent green of the surrounding wilderness. This place, North Vandergrift, carries the deep hum of its industrial past, a legacy of the coal and steel that once powered the nation and shaped its very bones. The river, a constant, shimmering presence, was once a highway for barges laden with the fruits of this labor, and its banks still bear the marks of wharves long since dismantled. The local economy, while now diversified, still holds echoes of those robust, smoky days, with a resilient spirit that persists like the hardy wildflowers that push through cracks in the old concrete sidewalks. There are whispers of old family names, families who built their lives and livelihoods here, their stories woven into the very fabric of the place, a quiet, enduring narrative against the backdrop of the ever-present hills.
Live animated radar for North Vandergrift 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 | North Vandergrift, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.607288°N, 79.559489°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15690 |
| 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 North Vandergrift, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for North Vandergrift, 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 North Vandergrift includes coordinates 40.607288°N, 79.559489°W, situated in Armstrong County. ZIP code 15690. 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.
