Rural Valley, Pennsylvania Weather
Rural Valley, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rural Valley, Washington County.
Full aviation weather for Rural Valley is published on the Washington County Airport (KAFJ) page, 8 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. 5 airfields within reach of Rural Valley 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 Rural Valley: Wheeling Ohio County Airport (KHLG) 25 km · Pittsburgh International Airport (KPIT) 35 km · Jefferson County Airpark (K2G2) 35 km · Columbiana County Airport (K02G) 60 km
Conditions reported at KAFJ describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rural Valley specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rural Valley.
About Rural Valley, Pennsylvania
Rural Valley lies in a hollow where the land begins to soften after the steeper rises of the surrounding hills. It lies 19.0 miles west-south-west of Bethel Park, PA (from Bethel Park, PA: bearing 239°T), and is situated 5.5 miles west of Washington. The fields here, a patchwork of verdant greens and rich browns, unfurl across rolling terrain, punctuated by the darker, more persistent shadows of mature woodlands that cling to the slopes. A gentle creek, its water a cool, clear ribbon, meanders through the valley floor, its quiet murmur a constant companion to the rustle of leaves in the breeze that carries the scent of damp earth and pine. The houses of Rural Valley are scattered, some clustered near the creek, others perched higher on the inclines, their windows catching the oblique light of the afternoon sun, giving the impression of a place that breathes with a quiet, unhurried grace. The story of Rural Valley is etched in its agricultural roots, a legacy of hardscrabble farming that has shaped the character of its inhabitants and the very contours of the land. For generations, families have worked these fields, coaxing sustenance from the soil, a testament to resilience and a deep connection to the earth. While the echoes of past industries, perhaps coal or timber, might still whisper through the hollow, the present economy of Rural Valley is largely sustained by the land itself, with local produce and small farms forming the backbone of its livelihood. The absence of grand monuments or bustling avenues lends Rural Valley a distinct intimacy, a place where the changing seasons dictate the rhythm of life and where a shared history binds its people.
Live animated radar for Rural Valley 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 | Rural Valley, Washington County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.187016°N, 80.348675°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15323, 16222 |
| 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 Rural Valley, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rural Valley, 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 Rural Valley includes coordinates 40.187016°N, 80.348675°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 15323, 16222. 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.
