West Homestead, Pennsylvania Weather
West Homestead, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for West Homestead, Allegheny County.
Full aviation weather for West Homestead is published on the Allegheny County Airport (KAGC) page, 5 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 West Homestead 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 West Homestead: Inter County Airport (K31D) 13 km · Rostraver Airport (KFWQ) 22 km · Pittsburgh International Airport (KPIT) 29 km · Pittsburgh/Butler Regional Airport (KBTP) 43 km · Washington County Airport (KAFJ) 43 km
Conditions reported at KAGC describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at West Homestead specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About West Homestead, Pennsylvania
West Homestead rests in the embrace of the Monongahela River's gentle curve, a place where the low-lying terrain, smoothed by eons of water and earth, meets the encroaching green of the surrounding hills. It lies 5.5 miles south-east of Pittsburgh, PA (from Pittsburgh, PA: bearing 126°T), and is situated 8.3 miles south-south-west of Penn Hills. The air here, especially in the late afternoon when the sun dips low, carries a certain softness, a diffused golden light that catches the dust motes dancing over the weathered brick facades and the neatly kept lawns. Streets run with a quiet determination, lined by houses that speak of generations lived within their walls, each porch a small stage for the unfolding dramas of everyday life. The river itself, a broad, glinting ribbon, hums with a low, constant murmur, a sound that has shaped the very rhythm of this Allegheny County borough. The history of West Homestead is deeply entwined with the industrial might that once thrummed through this valley, a legacy whispered in the sturdy, no-nonsense architecture and the enduring spirit of its people. For decades, the steel mills and manufacturing plants provided the lifeblood for the families who called West Homestead home, their labor forging the very foundations of American industry. While those days of peak production have largely faded, the echoes remain, a reminder of the grit and ingenuity that built this place. Today, West Homestead navigates a new economic landscape, its residents drawing on that same resilience, finding purpose in smaller businesses, local services, and the quiet pride of maintaining a community that has weathered its share of storms. The Monongahela River, once a highway for barges laden with raw materials, now offers a different kind of solace, a place for reflection and the quiet contemplation of a landscape that continues to evolve.
Live animated radar for West Homestead 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 | West Homestead, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.393958°N, 79.911995°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15120 |
| 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 West Homestead, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Homestead, 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 West Homestead includes coordinates 40.393958°N, 79.911995°W, situated in Allegheny County. ZIP code 15120. 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.
