Ruffs Dale, Pennsylvania Weather
Ruffs Dale, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ruffs Dale, Westmoreland County.
Full aviation weather for Ruffs Dale is published on the Rostraver Airport (KFWQ) 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 Ruffs Dale 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 Ruffs Dale: Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (KLBE) 21 km · Inter County Airport (K31D) 23 km · Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport (KVVS) 24 km · Allegheny County Airport (KAGC) 34 km · Somerset County Airport (K2G9) 53 km
Conditions reported at KFWQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ruffs Dale specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ruffs Dale.
About Ruffs Dale, Pennsylvania
Ruffs Dale lies in a hollow where the land begins its quiet ascent towards the ridges that cup the horizon, a place where the Allegheny Plateau's rugged beauty is softened by the gentle curve of the terrain. It lies 12.5 miles south-south-east of North Huntingdon, PA (from North Huntingdon, PA: bearing 149°T), and is situated 9.5 miles south-south-west of Greensburg. The landscape here is a muted palette of greens and browns, punctuated by the darker, almost bruised purple of distant hills when the sun begins its slow descent. Fields, stitched with the occasional weathered barn, stretch out like rumpled blankets, giving way to dense stands of oak and maple that wear the changing seasons with a stoic grace. The air itself carries a certain weight, a damp, earthy scent that speaks of recent rain and the fertile soil that has cradled this valley for generations. This corner of Westmoreland County carries the echoes of a time when coal dust was a common currency, a legacy that still whispers through the sparse scattering of homes and businesses. Though the deep mines have long since ceased their grumbling, the spirit of resilience forged in those subterranean depths still marks the character of Ruffs Dale. The local economy, now more reliant on agriculture and the steady hum of small businesses, retains a certain understated grit. Along the winding roads, you might spot a roadside stand selling ripe tomatoes or hear the distant rumble of a tractor, reminders of a life lived in close communion with the land, a rhythm that persists even as the world outside rushes forward.
Live animated radar for Ruffs Dale 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 | Ruffs Dale, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.175072°N, 79.608096°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15679 |
| 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 Ruffs Dale, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ruffs Dale, 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 Ruffs Dale includes coordinates 40.175072°N, 79.608096°W, situated in Westmoreland County. ZIP code 15679. 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.
