Burnside, Pennsylvania Weather
Burnside, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Burnside, Clearfield County.
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About Burnside, Pennsylvania
Burnside’s quiet existence unfolds in a landscape defined by the strong, sinewy embrace of rolling hills and the deep, shadowed valleys they create. It lies 28.9 miles north-west of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 315°T), and is situated 9.5 miles south-east of Rossiter. The Susquehanna River, a broad ribbon of glinting water, marks the western edge of Burnside, its currents whispering secrets carried from farther upstream. Dense stands of oak and pine climb the slopes, their greens deepening to near-black as the afternoon sun begins its slow descent. The air here carries the damp, earthy scent of fallen leaves and the fainter, sharper tang of pine needles, a constant reminder of the surrounding wilderness that presses in, ever present. Small clearings reveal the weathered faces of old farmsteads, their paint faded by years of sun and wind, hinting at lives lived in close communion with this rugged terrain. The history of Burnside is etched into the very bones of its landscape, a narrative shaped by the iron ore that once pulsed beneath these hills and the timber that clothed them. For generations, the rhythm of life here was dictated by the demands of extraction and processing, the clang of hammers and the rumble of carts echoing through the valleys. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, and the great sawmills stand as skeletal reminders of a bygone era, the spirit of industriousness persists, albeit in a more subdued form. Today, a quiet resilience defines Burnside, its economy now leaning towards agriculture and the small businesses that serve the local population. The river remains a central figure, not just a geographical marker, but a source of recreation and a quiet constant in the lives of those who call Burnside home.
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| Location | Burnside, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.812842°N, 78.785586°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17866, 15721 |
| 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 |
About This Burnside, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Burnside, 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 Burnside includes coordinates 40.812842°N, 78.785586°W, situated in Clearfield County. ZIP code 17866, 15721. 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.
