Seneca, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Seneca, Venango County.
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Seneca, Pennsylvania, unfolds across a landscape shaped by the slow, persistent work of water and ice. It lies 52.8 miles east-north-east of Youngstown, OH (from Youngstown, OH: bearing 68°T), and is situated 3.8 miles south of Oil City. Rolling hills, cloaked in the deep greens of deciduous forest, give way to gentler slopes that cradle the town. The air here often carries the damp, earthy scent of deciduous woodlands, especially after a rain, and the light filtering through the canopy can cast a dappled, almost ethereal glow on the forest floor. The Allegheny River, a broad, unhurried artery, forms a significant boundary, its presence a constant, quiet hum beneath the daily life of Seneca. This is a place where the land itself feels lived-in, worn smooth by generations of footsteps and the steady passage of seasons. The history of Seneca is deeply entwined with the resourcefulness of its people and the bounty of the surrounding terrain. Once a hub of oil and gas extraction, the echoes of that industrial past are subtle now, a quiet undercurrent rather than a dominant roar. Evidence of this heritage can still be found in the scattered remnants of older infrastructure, softened by time and encroached upon by nature. The local economy, while diversified, retains a connection to the land, with agriculture still playing a role in the broader regional context. The pace of life in Seneca is measured, allowing for the appreciation of small details: the way the river mist rises on a cool morning, or the contented lowing of cattle in a distant pasture, a sound that drifts on the breeze and anchors the present to the enduring rhythms of the countryside.
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| Location | Seneca, Venango County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 41.378671°N, 79.70394°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16346 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Seneca, Pennsylvania, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Seneca includes coordinates 41.378671°N, 79.703940°W, situated in Venango County. ZIP code 16346. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.