West Sunbury, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for West Sunbury, Butler County.
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West Sunbury rests in a landscape shaped by the slow, patient work of glaciers and the subsequent etchings of creeks. It lies 29.4 miles north-north-east of McCandless, PA (from McCandless, PA: bearing 13°T), and is situated 9.4 miles north of Homeacre-Lyndora. Rolling hills, cloaked in the varied greens of deciduous forest and cultivated fields, define its character, the air often carrying the clean scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke. Here, the land does not immediately reveal its secrets, instead offering a subtle beauty in the way sunlight filters through the canopy or the hushed quiet that settles as dusk deepens, painting the western sky in muted washes of rose and lavender. The terrain is a gentle, yet persistent, series of rises and dips, a topography that speaks of a long geological past and a present grounded in the rhythms of the seasons. The history of West Sunbury is deeply entwined with the agricultural heritage of this region, where generations have worked the fertile soil, their lives marked by the cycles of planting and harvest. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of land, established farms that still form the backbone of the local economy, though many have diversified over time. The memory of more industrial pursuits can still be felt, a faint echo in the landscape and the stoic resilience of its people. While no grand monuments mark its passage, the enduring spirit of West Sunbury resides in its quiet persistence, its connection to the land, and the steady, unpretentious way of life that has taken root here.
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| Location | West Sunbury, Butler County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 41.007285°N, 79.896165°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16061 |
| 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 West Sunbury, 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 Sunbury includes coordinates 41.007285°N, 79.896165°W, situated in Butler County. ZIP code 16061. 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.