Rostraver, Pennsylvania Weather
Rostraver, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rostraver, Westmoreland County.
Full aviation weather for Rostraver is published on the Rostraver Airport (KFWQ) page, 5 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 Rostraver 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 Rostraver: Inter County Airport (K31D) 19 km · Allegheny County Airport (KAGC) 24 km · Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport (KVVS) 26 km · Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (KLBE) 36 km · Greene County Airport (KWAY) 40 km
Conditions reported at KFWQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rostraver specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rostraver.
About Rostraver, Pennsylvania
Rostraver sprawls across rolling terrain where the Monongahela River, a vein of pewter in the midday sun, carves its slow, purposeful path. It lies 12.1 miles south-south-west of North Huntingdon, PA (from North Huntingdon, PA: bearing 199°T), and is situated 4.4 miles east-north-east of Monessen. The land rises and falls, a topography shaped by ancient forces, now softened by fields of corn and soybeans that ripple like a green sea under the broad Pennsylvania sky. Mature oak and maple trees stand sentinel along the ridges, their branches reaching towards the pale blue, occasionally punctuated by the sharp angles of farmhouses and the distant, soft murmur of traffic. The air here carries the clean scent of damp earth after a morning rain, mingling with the fainter, metallic tang that hints at industry’s enduring presence on the horizon. The story of Rostraver is written in layers of coal dust and river trade, a legacy born from the rich deposits beneath its soil and the vital artery of the Monongahela. For generations, this land fueled the furnaces and powered the progress of a nation, its economy once tethered to the demanding work of mining and steel. While those behemoths have largely receded, their echoes linger in the sturdy, practical character of the people and the enduring infrastructure that remains. Local businesses, from family-run diners to hardware stores, now form the backbone of Rostraver’s commerce, their daily rhythms a quieter, more personal hum than the roar of its industrial past. The riverfront, though less a hub of heavy industry and more a quiet expanse, still offers a place of reflection, where the water’s ceaseless flow seems to carry the whispers of pioneers and the dreams of those who built Rostraver.
Live animated radar for Rostraver 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 | Rostraver, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.164543°N, 79.807261°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15012 |
| 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 Rostraver, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rostraver, 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 Rostraver includes coordinates 40.164543°N, 79.807261°W, situated in Westmoreland County. ZIP code 15012. 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.
