Smithville, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Smithville, Butler County.
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Smithville unfolds itself in a quiet embrace of rolling hills and verdant valleys, where the land dips and rises with a gentle, persistent grace. It lies 26.8 miles north-north-east of McCandless, PA (from McCandless, PA: bearing 11°T), and is situated 7.7 miles north of Butler. The air here carries the clean scent of pine and damp earth, especially after a spring rain, and the sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy of mature trees, falls in broad, warm swathes across fields that are, for the most part, given over to the patient cultivation of crops. The houses, often built of weathered brick or clapboard, seem to have grown organically from the landscape, their roofs a soft grey or a faded red against the deep greens and browns of the surrounding countryside. The roads, some paved and some still gravel, wind their way through this undulating terrain, following the natural contours of the land as if guided by an ancient, unspoken understanding. The history of Smithville is deeply entwined with the rich, dark soil that defines Butler County, an agricultural heritage that still forms the bedrock of its economy, even as the whispers of coal mining linger in the collective memory. While the days of extensive extraction have largely passed, the sturdy, practical nature of the people, forged through generations of working the land and the earth, remains. The local businesses, small and independent, reflect this enduring spirit, offering goods and services that cater to the needs of the surrounding farms and the families who call Smithville home. It is a place where the pace of life feels attuned to the changing seasons, where the evening light lingers a little longer on the fields, casting long shadows that hold the quiet stories of those who have lived and worked here before.
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| Location | Smithville, Butler County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.97173°N, 79.919221°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17560, 16061, 16928 |
| 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 Smithville, 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 Smithville includes coordinates 40.971730°N, 79.919221°W, situated in Butler County. ZIP code 17560, 16061, 16928. 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.