Penn Hills, Pennsylvania Weather
Penn Hills, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Penn Hills, Allegheny County.
Full aviation weather for Penn Hills is published on the Allegheny County Airport (KAGC) page, 18 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 Penn Hills 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 Penn Hills: Inter County Airport (K31D) 20 km · Pittsburgh/Butler Regional Airport (KBTP) 32 km · Rostraver Airport (KFWQ) 32 km · Pittsburgh International Airport (KPIT) 33 km · Zelienople Municipal Airport (KPJC) 43 km
Conditions reported at KAGC describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Penn Hills specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Penn Hills, Pennsylvania
Penn Hills unfolds across a landscape shaped by the persistent, patient work of water and time. It lies 4.7 miles west of Plum, PA (from Plum, PA: bearing 271°T), and is situated 9.2 miles east-north-east of Pittsburgh. The terrain here is a study in gentle slopes and more pronounced ravines, where streams like Thompson Run and Forbes Creek have etched their paths, sometimes murmuring, sometimes rushing, through the greening earth. Mature trees, remnants of the vast Allegheny forests, stand sentinel, their leaves catching the sun in a shifting mosaic of emerald and gold. The air, particularly after a summer rain, carries a clean, earthy scent, a testament to the soil’s enduring vitality. Even the built environment seems to follow the land's contours, houses and streets curving with the natural undulations, giving Penn Hills a character that feels both grounded and gracefully organic. The history of Penn Hills is deeply entwined with the industrial pulse of the region, a story of coal and steel that once powered the nation. Though the mines have long since closed and the great foundries have quieted, the legacy of that industrious past lingers, a subtle undercurrent beneath the residential neighborhoods and burgeoning commercial centers. The local economy now reflects a broader diversification, with a mix of retail, services, and a growing presence of businesses that serve the wider metropolitan area. This shift has brought a new rhythm to Penn Hills, one of steady growth and adaptation, where the echoes of its working-class heritage are now interwoven with the aspirations of a modern community.
Live animated radar for Penn Hills 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 | Penn Hills, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.501179°N, 79.839216°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15147, 15235 |
| 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 Penn Hills, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Penn Hills, 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 Penn Hills includes coordinates 40.501179°N, 79.839216°W, situated in Allegheny County. ZIP code 15147, 15235. 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.
