Puritan, Pennsylvania Weather
Puritan, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Puritan, Fayette County.
Full aviation weather for Puritan is published on the Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport (KVVS) page, 20 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 Puritan 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 Puritan: Greene County Airport (KWAY) 23 km · Morgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field (KMGW) 27 km · Rostraver Airport (KFWQ) 37 km · Washington County Airport (KAFJ) 46 km · Inter County Airport (K31D) 51 km
Conditions reported at KVVS describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Puritan specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Puritan.
About Puritan, Pennsylvania
Puritan lies cradled by the rolling Appalachian foothills, a landscape where dense woodlands give way to broad, fertile valleys. It lies 17.9 miles north-north-east of Morgantown, WV (from Morgantown, WV: bearing 16°T), and is situated 7.8 miles west of Uniontown. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a damp, earthy scent, a mingling of pine needles and the rich loam of cultivated fields. Hills rise in soft, undulating waves, their slopes often cloaked in a verdant tapestry of oak, maple, and hickory, their leaves catching the sunlight in a thousand shifting hues. Creeks, fed by the persistent mountain springs, chatter their way through hollows, their waters cool and clear, carving shallow beds into the ancient rock. The very character of Puritan is etched in this quiet embrace of nature, in the way the land dictates the rhythm of life, encouraging a grounded existence. The history of Puritan is deeply intertwined with the legacy of coal mining that once pulsed through Fayette County. Though the deep shafts have largely fallen silent, the echoes of that era remain, not just in the weathered facades of some older buildings, but in the resilient spirit of its people. The local economy, once dominated by the black gold extracted from the earth, has diversified, with agriculture and small manufacturing now playing significant roles. Dairy farms dot the surrounding countryside, their pastures a vibrant green against the darker woods, and the gentle hum of tractors can often be heard on market days. Puritan itself carries a quiet dignity, a sense of enduring presence, where the past informs the present without overwhelming it.
Live animated radar for Puritan 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 | Puritan, Fayette County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 39.87841°N, 79.860884°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15458, 15946, 15601 |
| 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 Puritan, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Puritan, 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 Puritan includes coordinates 39.878410°N, 79.860884°W, situated in Fayette County. ZIP code 15458, 15946, 15601. 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.
