West Hills, Pennsylvania Weather
West Hills, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for West Hills, Armstrong County.
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About West Hills, Pennsylvania
West Hills rises from the undulating terrain of western Pennsylvania, a place where the land itself seems to breathe with a quiet resilience. It lies 24.9 miles north-north-east of Plum, PA (from Plum, PA: bearing 26°T), and is situated 1.2 miles west-north-west of Kittanning. The hills, cloaked in a patchwork of deciduous forest and open fields, hold the sky in their broad valleys, and the air carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, especially after a rain. The character of West Hills is etched into the gentle slopes, the way the narrow roads follow the contours of the land, and the stoic permanence of the older farmhouses, their windows like watchful eyes surveying the passing seasons. Here, the light at dusk has a particular softness, bleeding gold and rose across the western horizon, a hushed benediction for the day’s labor. The history of West Hills is inextricably tied to the bounty and challenge of this landscape, its early settlers drawn by the promise of fertile soil and the whisper of coal seams beneath the surface. Though farming remains a quiet hum in the background, the legacy of the coal mines, now largely dormant, still informs the spirit of the place, a reminder of hard-won livelihoods and a bygone era of industry. The local economy, while diversified, retains a grounded, practical sensibility, with small businesses serving the needs of residents and a reliance on the industries that have sustained the region for generations. There are no grand pronouncements here, no towering landmarks, but rather a profound sense of continuity, a deep-rooted connection to the land that shapes the quiet rhythm of life in West Hills.
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| Location | West Hills, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.824231°N, 79.543101°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16201 |
| 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 |
About This West Hills, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Hills, 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 West Hills includes coordinates 40.824231°N, 79.543101°W, situated in Armstrong County. ZIP code 16201. 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.
