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PENNSYLVANIA · FAYETTE COUNTY

Buffington

298 people, 1,100 ft above sea level in Fayette County.

1,100 ftElevation, city center
298People, 2024 estimate
0 sq miLand area
Sunny 66°
Sunny now Dew point 60° · Calm · high 67°
City of Buffington River Interstate 2 miles
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The Buffington plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Buffington

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 6:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Joseph A Hardy Connellsville Airport (KVVS) · 6:35 PM
Sunny
66° Sunny Feels like 66° · high of 67° near 6 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity79%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure30.09 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 60° · Stickyabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Friday, about 3 PMin about 68 hours · 83% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0.2–0.8 inmost likely 0.5; 1 in 10 over 1.1
LAST RAINSept. 230.04 in · 6 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Fayette County
NWS Pittsburgh and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 6:47 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:13 AM7:05 PM ↓
11 h 52 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 88% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
28
GOODAir quality index · ozone
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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TEMPERATURE °F
67°
53°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
83% · 0.09 in Friday afternoon 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 53 to 62° ↑ Humid air returns More humid: 67° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
TUE Sept. 29 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
67° 53°
0% rain — SE 0 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
77° 63°
0% rain — SW 4 A
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
80° 67°
0% rain — SW 8 A
FRI Oct. 2 Showers likely Showers likely
77° 53°
80% rain 0.2–0.8″ NW 7 C
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers; cooler Chance of showers; cooler
68° 53°
30% rain up to 0.08″ ENE 5 B
SUN Oct. 4 Chance of showers Chance of showers
68° 48°
30% rain up to 0.5″ WSW 3 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
64° 40°
0% rain — NNW 6 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Buffington about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Atlantic off the Carolinas three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 1,620 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Atlantic off the Carolinas; at 10,000 feet, from Quebec. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Neighboring plates

Hempfield PA · 28 MI 28 miles northeast Pittsburgh PA · 36 MI 36 miles north Cleveland OH · 144 MI 144 miles northwest Washington DC · 167 MI 167 miles southeast Columbus OH · 167 MI 167 miles west Baltimore MD · 177 MI 177 miles east
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PENNSYLVANIA · FAYETTE

Buffington

298 people, 1,100 ft above sea level in Fayette County.

1,100 ftElevation
298People
0 sq miLand
Sunny 66°
SunnyDew point 60°
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Today in Buffington

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly sunny 67° 0%
9p mostly clear night 61° 0%
12a mostly clear night 58° 0%
3a mostly clear night 55° 0%
6a fog 54° 0%
9a mostly sunny 60° 0%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINFriday about 3 PM · 83%
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Tue0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
53
67
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
63
77
A
Thu0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
67
80
A
Fri80%
Showers likely Showers likely
53
77
C
Sat30%
Chance of showers; cooler Chance of showers; cooler
53
68
B
Sun30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
48
68
B
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
40
64
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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