Pitcairn, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Pitcairn, Allegheny County.
Full aviation weather for Pitcairn is published on the Inter County Airport (K31D) page, 8 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 Pitcairn 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 Pitcairn: Allegheny County Airport (KAGC) 14 km · Rostraver Airport (KFWQ) 22 km · Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (KLBE) 35 km · Pittsburgh International Airport (KPIT) 40 km · Pittsburgh/Butler Regional Airport (KBTP) 44 km
Conditions reported at K31D describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pitcairn specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Pitcairn unfolds as a quiet pocket of Pennsylvania, where the land itself seems to hold a gentle memory of its past. It lies 1.4 miles south-south-east of Monroeville, PA (from Monroeville, PA: bearing 157°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south-south-east of Penn Hills. The terrain here is a study in subtle slopes and dips, the kind that suggest a long, unhurried erosion rather than dramatic upheaval. Mature trees, their branches reaching out like patient hands, form a verdant canopy over the residential streets, filtering the afternoon sun into shifting mosaics of light and shadow. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and the faint, sweet perfume of honeysuckle, a fragrance that seems to cling to the weathered clapboard houses and the sturdy, dark brick of older structures. The history of Pitcairn is deeply intertwined with the railroads that once thrummed through its heart, a legacy that still whispers in the quietude of its present. The Pennsylvania Railroad shops, a significant employer for generations, left an indelible mark, shaping the character and the very bones of the community. While the industrial roar has softened, the echoes remain in the resilient spirit of its residents and the enduring architecture. The local economy, once anchored by steel and rails, has diversified, though a sense of shared heritage persists, a quiet pride in the industrious grit that built this place, a place where the rhythm of life is measured not in frantic rushes, but in the steady, dependable beat of days lived with purpose.
Live animated radar for Pitcairn 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 | Pitcairn, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.403124°N, 79.778102°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15140 |
| 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 |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pitcairn, 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 Pitcairn includes coordinates 40.403124°N, 79.778102°W, situated in Allegheny County. ZIP code 15140. 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.