Slabtown, Pennsylvania Weather
Slabtown, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Slabtown, Armstrong County.
Full aviation weather for Slabtown is published on the Indiana County–Jimmy Stewart Airport (KIDI) page, 37 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 Slabtown 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 Slabtown: Clarion County Airport (KAXQ) 39 km · Punxsutawney Municipal Airport (KN35) 40 km · Pittsburgh/Butler Regional Airport (KBTP) 48 km · DuBois Regional Airport (KDUJ) 53 km
Conditions reported at KIDI describe the airfield itself. Weather 37 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Slabtown specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Slabtown.
About Slabtown, Pennsylvania
Slabtown rests in a hollow where the land begins to fold, a quiet pocket carved into the rolling hills of western Pennsylvania. It lies 32.0 miles north-east of Plum, PA (from Plum, PA: bearing 35°T), and is situated 7.9 miles east-north-east of Kittanning. The air here, especially after a rain, carries the damp, earthy scent of the surrounding forests and the fainter, metallic tang of distant industry. Fields of corn and soybeans, their stalks a muted green under the often-clouded sky, stretch across the slopes, punctuated by stands of oak and maple that hold their leaves stubbornly into the late autumn. A small creek, its banks lined with smooth, grey stones, threads its way through the valley floor, reflecting the pale light that filters through the canopy, a subtle shimmer against the muted tones of the landscape. The history of Slabtown is tied to the earth and the labor it demands. Once, the hum of sawmills likely echoed here, the ‘slabs’ of lumber giving the settlement its name, a direct testament to the region's timber wealth. Though the forests have regrown and the sawmills have long since fallen silent, agriculture remains a quiet backbone, with farms dotting the hillsides, their barns weathered and sturdy. The local economy, while not bustling, finds its strength in the resilient spirit of its people, a steady, unhurried rhythm that has seen Slabtown through changing times. There are no grand monuments, but the enduring presence of the old farmhouses and the quiet dignity of the working fields speak volumes of a place that has always been shaped by the seasons and the honest work of its inhabitants.
Live animated radar for Slabtown 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 | Slabtown, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.877565°N, 79.394209°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17985, 16201, 15552, 17820 |
| 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 Slabtown, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Slabtown, 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 Slabtown includes coordinates 40.877565°N, 79.394209°W, situated in Armstrong County. ZIP code 17985, 16201, 15552, 17820. 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.
