This station came online 11 October 2008 and is powered by a LaCrosse Technologies WS-2308 weather station. The data is collected every 5 seconds and this website is fully updated every 15 minutes including current weather conditions, wind speed, wind direction, current temperature, dew point, humidity, barometric pressure, rainfall, solar radiation, UV & the NOAA NWS Forecast for the Uniontown Area. Also station data history can be viewed.

In September 2011, we retired the old LaCrosse Tech weather station in lieu of a more superior quality and more precise measurements by moving to a Davis Vantage Pro2 Wireless station. This station is considerably more accurate and reliable with little to no gaps in the data due to inferior equipment.

This site data is collected using Weather Display Software. The station sits at an elevation of 1125 feet, at Lat: 39° 54' 14" N (39.90397644°), Lon: 79° 42' 18" W (-79.70512390°) near the base of Chestnut Ridge Mountain, just to the east of the western-most ridge of the Appalachian mountains and just outside the Uniontown city limits in North Union Township. It is comprised of an anemometer (wind gauge), a rain gauge and a thermo-hygro sensor along with a CoCoRaHS / NWS certified 4" manual rain gauge situated in optimal positions for the highest accuracy possible.

The National Weather Service updates the local Uniontown area weather based on data gathered at the Morgantown Municipal Airport in Morgantown, WV. (METAR: KMGW) approximately 26 miles south of Uniontown. Our data is based on actual Uniontown weather conditions, not an airport in another state 26 miles away where the temperatures can vary by as much as ±10°F.

Advancements of weather (fronts) entering into this area are generally moving from the NNW and SSW directions. Due to the local terrain, mainly the Appalachian mountains, weather fronts crossing this area rarely move east to west or vice versa. If the weather is moving in a southern direction from the north, the weather in Uniontown changes prior to the airport by as much as 1-2 hours time. The same holds true in reverse; if weather fronts are moving northward from a southern direction, the airport's weather changes prior to Uniontown. Other variances like rainfall, snowfall, cloud cover, wind, etc. can vary greatly between the Morgantown airport and where our weather station is located.

This station is part of the SkyWarn Spotter program. SkyWarn is a voluntary program in which the pubic can participate and interact with your local NWS Office. Skywarn spotters are encouraged to relay critical weather information to their local NWS Office, in support of the Warning and Forecast Operations. The information they provide routinely helps the NWS Forecasters make better/more informed forecasts, and helps them to warn others of impending dangers or hazards.

Uniontown originally called Redstone-town, was founded by Henry Beeson on 4 July 1776; the same date as the United States Declaration of Independence was signed (the timing was purely coincidental).

The National Road, also known as the Cumberland Road, was routed through Uniontown in the early 1800s and the town grew along with this road. Part of the National Road follows the same path that British Major General Edward Braddock (?? January 1695 – 13 July 1755) cut through the mountains from the Potomac River near Cumberland, MD. to the forks of the Three Rivers (Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio Rivers) in what is now Pittsburgh, Pa. on his way to Fort Duquesne.

Also located within 10 miles of Uniontown is Fort Necessity. George Washington built this fort during the French and Indian War. He had been sent to the Ohio River Valley to protect British claims to the land in this region. But the French had also claimed this valley. To keep the British out, the French built a string of forts in the valley. Washington threw together a circle of logs he called Fort Necessity. It is reported that Washington said, "It is out of necessity that this fort is built." Thus, giving the fort its name. It is at this fort where Washington's militia, being greatly outnumbered, were badly defeated by the French. Washington was permitted to leave with his troops on the condition that he sign a document, in French, admitting to the assassination of Ensign Joseph Coulon de Villiers de Jumonville, the leader of the French detachment, who had been killed a few days earlier in a skirmish that lasted about 15 minutes with Washington's small force. Washington did not speak French, and later stated that he would not have signed the document had he known what it said. This skirmish area is now known as Jumonville Glen, which is about 8 miles from "The Great Meadow" and is where Fort Necessity resides.

In 1755, Great Britain sent General Braddock and his troops to Virginia to join with their troops as they moved toward Fort Duquesne. George Washington went along as the General's aide. On July 9, 1755, only 10 miles from Fort Duquesne, the British troops were ambushed by French and Indian fighters hidden behind the trees in the Battle of the Monongahela. Braddock was mortally wounded in this battle. He died four days later as his troops retreated back over the mountains toward Fort Necessity. His troops buried his body under the road (now present day US Route 40) approximately 1 mile west of Fort Necessity so that it would be undetected by French troops who they feared would mutilate his corpse. His body and grave has since been moved to a gravesite adjacent to the road. A monument (pictured to the left) was erected on the new burial site. Through an agreement with the United States government, General Braddock's gravesite has been deemed to be British territory.

During the Coal Boom of the early part of the 20^th century, Uniontown was home to at least 13 millionaires, the most (per capita) of any city in the United States. As with most of western Pennsylvania, Uniontown's economy seriously waned during the region's deindustrialization of the late 20^th century.

The city center of Uniontown is located at 39°54'0" North, 79°43'28" West (39.900040, -79.724478).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.3 km²) and none of it is covered with water. The city is 999 feet (304 m) above mean sea level and rests at the base of Chestnut Ridge, the western-most ridge of the Appalachian mountains to the east. The National Pike or Cumberland Road crossed over the mountains and passed through the area which became the center of Uniontown. At this time, the route is now US Business Route 40, as the mainline of US Route 40 bypasses the city center as a freeway loop, known as the George Marshall Parkway. Mainline routes from the North are PA State Route 119 or PA State Route 51. US Route 40 and PA State Route 119 are the mainline routes from the south. PA State Route 21 is the lone main route from West. There are no direct mainline routes from the east.

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