Brownstown, Pennsylvania Weather
Brownstown, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Brownstown, Cambria County.
Full aviation weather for Brownstown is published on the John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport (KJST) page, 9 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 Brownstown 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 Brownstown: Somerset County Airport (K2G9) 34 km · Indiana County–Jimmy Stewart Airport (KIDI) 36 km · Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (KLBE) 40 km · Bedford County Airport (KHMZ) 45 km · Altoona Blair County Airport (KAOO) 53 km
Conditions reported at KJST describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Brownstown specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Brownstown.
About Brownstown, Pennsylvania
Brownstown rests in a valley where the earth gently humbles itself, yielding to the persistent murmur of Stonycreek. It lies 31.3 miles west-south-west of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 246°T), and is situated 1.0 miles west-north-west of Johnstown. The landscape here is a study in soft, rolling contours, a verdant tapestry woven from the ceaseless work of water and time, where the sky often seems a vast, benevolent presence, stretching its pale blue canvas over the rounded hills. The air, especially in the hushed moments of early morning or late afternoon, carries a cool, earthy scent, a mingling of damp soil, distant pine, and the faint, sweet perfume of wildflowers clinging to the roadside verges. The houses of Brownstown, often clad in weathered siding or sturdy brick, seem to settle comfortably into their surroundings, their roofs catching the diffused light like sleeping eyelids. The genesis of Brownstown is tied to the very veins of the land, its history echoing the deep-rooted industries that once pulsed through this region. Coal and iron, the dark, powerful heartbeats of a bygone era, shaped the fortunes and the very character of the area, leaving behind subtle imprints on the terrain and the collective memory. While the grand mines may have fallen silent, the spirit of hard work and resourcefulness persists, now often channeled into the hum of smaller enterprises and the quiet dedication of its residents. The Stonycreek, a constant, silvery ribbon, still offers its own gentle offerings, a place for quiet reflection or the simple joy of a sun-drenched afternoon, a subtle counterpoint to the enduring legacy of the earth's buried treasures.
Live animated radar for Brownstown 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 | Brownstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.334518°N, 78.938081°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17508, 15613, 15438, 17522 |
| 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 Brownstown, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Brownstown, 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 Brownstown includes coordinates 40.334518°N, 78.938081°W, situated in Cambria County. ZIP code 17508, 15613, 15438, 17522. 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.
