Tarentum, Pennsylvania Weather
Tarentum, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Tarentum, Allegheny County.
Full aviation weather for Tarentum is published on the Pittsburgh/Butler Regional Airport (KBTP) page, 25 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 Tarentum 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 Tarentum: Inter County Airport (K31D) 30 km · Allegheny County Airport (KAGC) 31 km · Zelienople Municipal Airport (KPJC) 40 km · Pittsburgh International Airport (KPIT) 42 km · Rostraver Airport (KFWQ) 44 km
Conditions reported at KBTP describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Tarentum specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Tarentum, Pennsylvania
Tarentum, a place of weathered brick and resilient spirit, lies where the Allegheny River, a broad, slow-moving artery, has patiently shaped the land. It lies 7.0 miles north of Plum, PA (from Plum, PA: bearing 356°T), and is situated 8.1 miles north-north-east of Penn Hills. The terrain here rises in gentle, forested slopes from the riverbanks, the trees a varied tapestry of oak and maple that glow with a muted green in the summer months and ignite in fiery hues come autumn. The air, particularly after a rain, carries the damp, earthy scent of the surrounding hills, a scent that mingles with the fainter, metallic tang of industry that once defined this valley. Houses, many of them built with a sturdy, unpretentious grace, cling to these inclines, their windows reflecting the ever-changing sky, from the sharp, clear blue of a winter day to the bruised, dramatic purples of a summer storm. The echoes of Tarentum's past are etched not just in the architecture but in the very character of its people. This was a place forged by the sweat of industry, its fortunes once inextricably linked to the mills and factories that hummed along the river's edge, producing steel and glass that built a nation. Though those days have largely receded, the legacy of hard work and close-knit community remains. Local businesses, from the small grocery stores to the family-run diners, still serve as gathering places, their conversations a low murmur of everyday life, punctuated by the occasional distant rumble of a passing train. The Allegheny River itself, once a highway for commerce, now offers a quieter beauty, its surface often mirroring the soft, diffused light of dusk, a gentle reminder of the enduring natural forces that preside over Tarentum.
Live animated radar for Tarentum 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 | Tarentum, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.601456°N, 79.759771°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15084 |
| 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 Tarentum, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tarentum, 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 Tarentum includes coordinates 40.601456°N, 79.759771°W, situated in Allegheny County. ZIP code 15084. 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.
