Polk, Pennsylvania Weather
Polk, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Polk, Venango County.
Full aviation weather for Polk is published on the Venango Regional Airport (KFKL) page, 6 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 Polk 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 Polk: Titusville Airport (K6G1) 31 km · Grove City Airport (K29D) 32 km · Port Meadville Airport (KGKJ) 37 km · Clarion County Airport (KAXQ) 44 km · New Castle Municipal Airport (KUCP) 56 km
Conditions reported at KFKL describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Polk specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Polk.
About Polk, Pennsylvania
Polk is a place where the land seems to breathe a slow, steady sigh, a gentle rolling of hills cloaked in the deep green of summer, fading to russets and golds in autumn. It lies 41.7 miles east-north-east of Youngstown, OH (from Youngstown, OH: bearing 64°T), and is situated 4.5 miles south-south-west of Sugarcreek. The air here carries the damp, earthy scent of woods after a rain, a fragrance that clings to the very fabric of the place. Fields, some neatly ploughed, others surrendered to the wilder grace of meadow grasses, stretch out towards the horizon, broken by stands of oak and maple that stand like silent sentinels. In the early morning, a soft mist often settles in the hollows, softening the edges of the landscape and lending a dreamlike quality to the waking world. The history of Polk is deeply entwined with the earth and the resources it has yielded, a legacy of industry that whispers through its quiet streets. Once a hub for oil production, the echoes of that booming era can still be felt, though the landscape now predominantly speaks of agriculture and a more pastoral existence. The rhythm of life in Polk is measured, unhurried, a stark contrast to the frantic pace of larger cities. Evenings here are often marked by the deepening indigo of the sky, a time when the stars begin to prick through the velvet, and the sounds of the day gradually recede, leaving only the rustle of leaves and the distant call of an owl.
Live animated radar for Polk 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 | Polk, Venango County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 41.367001°N, 79.929223°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16342 |
| 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 Polk, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Polk, 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 Polk includes coordinates 41.367001°N, 79.929223°W, situated in Venango County. ZIP code 16342. 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.
