Prospect, Pennsylvania Weather
Prospect, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Prospect, Butler County.
Full aviation weather for Prospect is published on the Zelienople Municipal Airport (KPJC) page, 15 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. 4 airfields within reach of Prospect 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 Prospect: Beaver County Airport (KBVI) 32 km · Pittsburgh International Airport (KPIT) 48 km · Columbiana County Airport (K02G) 56 km
Conditions reported at KPJC describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Prospect specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Prospect.
About Prospect, Pennsylvania
Prospect rests in a landscape of rolling hills, where the broad shoulders of Butler County meet the sky in a patchwork of farmland and woodland. It lies 21.7 miles north of McCandless, PA (from McCandless, PA: bearing 356°T), and is situated 8.4 miles west-north-west of Butler. The air here carries the scent of damp earth after a rain, a cool, clean fragrance that mingles with the distant murmur of tractors and the occasional sharp bark of a dog. Mature oak and maple trees, their branches reaching like arthritic fingers, guard the edges of fields where corn stalks stand tall in summer and lie flattened in the snows of winter. The roads, often narrow and winding, follow the contours of the land, leading past weathered barns and farmhouses that seem to breathe the quiet rhythm of generations. This part of Pennsylvania, once etched with the promise of industry, now finds its pulse in the land itself, a gentle echo of its past. Prospect’s story is one of resilience, a settlement that grew from the fertile soil and the hardy spirit of its early inhabitants. While the whispers of coal and iron may have faded, the agricultural roots remain deep, with farms still tending the earth and contributing to the local economy. The community cherishes its heritage, a quiet pride evident in the well-kept lawns and the friendly nods exchanged between neighbors. The local diner, a warm beacon on a chilly evening, serves as a gathering place, a hub where the day’s happenings are shared and the enduring character of Prospect is reaffirmed.
Live animated radar for Prospect 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 | Prospect, Butler County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.904508°N, 80.046447°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15901, 16052 |
| 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 Prospect, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Prospect, 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 Prospect includes coordinates 40.904508°N, 80.046447°W, situated in Butler County. ZIP code 15901, 16052. 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.
