Plum, Pennsylvania Weather
Plum, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Plum, Allegheny County.
Full aviation weather for Plum is published on the Inter County Airport (K31D) page, 19 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 Plum 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 Plum: Allegheny County Airport (KAGC) 22 km · Rostraver Airport (KFWQ) 33 km · Pittsburgh/Butler Regional Airport (KBTP) 35 km · Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (KLBE) 38 km · Pittsburgh International Airport (KPIT) 41 km
Conditions reported at K31D describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Plum specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Plum.
About Plum, Pennsylvania
Plum unfolds across rolling hills, a landscape softened by time and the persistent embrace of eastern deciduous forests. It lies 4.7 miles east of Penn Hills, PA (from Penn Hills, PA: bearing 91°T), and is situated 5.8 miles north-north-east of Monroeville. The terrain here, a mosaic of gently sloping terrain and broader valleys, is punctuated by meandering creeks that whisper through the woodlands, their waters catching the dappled sunlight that filters through the leafy canopy. The air, especially in the lingering warmth of late afternoon, carries the scent of damp earth and pine, a fragrance that clings to the very stone of the old farmhouses and the weathered wood of fences. Dusk paints the western sky with streaks of bruised violet and fading gold, a quiet spectacle that settles over Plum like a comforting shroud. The history of Plum is written in the gradual clearing of land, the persistence of farming communities that once dominated its fields before the quiet expansion of suburban life. While the echoes of coal mining and industrial might from neighboring regions are felt more than seen, Plum has largely cultivated its own identity, a blend of rural tranquility and accessible suburban convenience. Its economy, once tethered to the land, now thrives on a diversified base, with residents commuting to larger employment centers while cherishing the distinct character of their home. Noteworthy among its features are the numerous parks and green spaces, testament to a community that values open vistas and the enduring beauty of its natural surroundings, offering a peaceful counterpoint to the hurried pulse of the wider world.
Live animated radar for Plum 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 | Plum, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.500346°N, 79.749491°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15239, 15139 |
| 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 Plum, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Plum, 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 Plum includes coordinates 40.500346°N, 79.749491°W, situated in Allegheny County. ZIP code 15239, 15139. 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.
