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PENNSYLVANIA · WESTMORELAND COUNTY

Fairfield

2,026 people, 1,530 ft above sea level in Westmoreland County.

1,530 ftElevation, city center
2,026People, 2024 estimate
61 sq miLand area
Sunny 61°
Sunny now Dew point 57° · WNW 3 mph · high 62°
City of Fairfield River Interstate 2 miles
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The Fairfield 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 Fairfield

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 6:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Johnstown - Cambria County Airport (KJST) · 5:54 PM
Sunny
61° Sunny Feels like 61° · high of 62° near 6 PM
WindWNW 3 mphno gusts
Humidity87%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure30.10 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 57° · Comfortableabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Friday, about 3 PMin about 68 hours · 74% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0.04–0.4 inmost likely 0.2; 1 in 10 over 0.7
LAST RAINSept. 270.13 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Westmoreland County
NWS Pittsburgh and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 6:47 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:10 AM7:02 PM ↓
11 h 52 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 88% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
31
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: 48, good. 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
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CHANCE OF RAIN
74% · 0.03 in Friday afternoon 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 51 to 61°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 66° / 48°
TUE Sept. 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
62° 52°
0% rain — WNW 0 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
73° 59°
0% rain — WSW 5 A
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
75° 63°
0% rain — WSW 9 B
FRI Oct. 2 Showers likely Showers likely
73° 49°
70% rain 0.04–0.4″ NW 10 C
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
63° 48°
30% rain — ESE 6 B
SUN Oct. 4 Chance of showers Chance of showers
62° 46°
40% rain up to 0.4″ SW 7 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
58° 37°
0% rain — NW 9 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 Fairfield 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 1,630 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the western Atlantic; at 10,000 feet, from the Atlantic off the Carolinas. 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 · 23 MI 23 miles west Penn Hills PA · 37 MI 37 miles west Pittsburgh PA · 44 MI 44 miles west Washington DC · 150 MI 150 miles southeast Baltimore MD · 152 MI 152 miles southeast Cleveland OH · 154 MI 154 miles northwest
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PENNSYLVANIA · WESTMORELAND

Fairfield

2,026 people, 1,530 ft above sea level in Westmoreland County.

1,530 ftElevation
2,026People
61 sq miLand
Sunny 61°
SunnyDew point 57°
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Today in Fairfield

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 62° 0%
9p mostly clear night 58° 0%
12a mostly clear night 55° 0%
3a mostly clear night 54° 0%
6a fog 53° 0%
9a partly cloudy day 58° 0%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINFriday about 3 PM · 74%
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Tue0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
52
62
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
59
73
A
Thu0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
63
75
B
Fri70%
Showers likely Showers likely
49
73
C
Sat30%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
48
63
B
Sun40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
46
62
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
37
58
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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