Chest Springs, Pennsylvania Weather
Chest Springs, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Chest Springs, Cambria County.
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About Chest Springs, Pennsylvania
Chest Springs lies cradled by the rolling hills of western Pennsylvania, a place where the land exhales a quiet, verdant breath. It lies 11.9 miles west-north-west of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 291°T), and is situated 9.0 miles north-east of Ebensburg. The terrain here is a study in gentle slopes and shadowed hollows, draped in a patchwork of mature woodlands and open fields that catch the sun in broad, golden swathes. Small creeks, often no more than silver threads in the summer heat, meander through the valleys, their banks fringed with ferns and the robust undergrowth of a temperate forest. The air, especially in the early morning or as dusk settles, carries the damp, earthy perfume of decaying leaves and the faint, sweet scent of pine, a constant reminder of the surrounding natural world. Even the light seems to possess a particular quality, filtering through the canopy in diffused beams that paint the forest floor with an almost ethereal glow. The history of Chest Springs is etched into its very landscape, a narrative of agriculture and resourcefulness that has shaped the character of this locality. For generations, the fertile soil has sustained a farming heritage, with families working the land and tending to livestock, their lives dictated by the turn of the seasons. The echoes of an industrial past, perhaps coal or timber, can still be felt in the quietude, the land having absorbed the labor and sweat of those who came before. Today, Chest Springs maintains a character of resilient, rural living, where the local economy, though perhaps modest, is deeply rooted in the land and the enduring spirit of its inhabitants. Notable landmarks are often simple, like an old barn standing sentinel against the sky or a historic stone bridge arching over a gurgling stream, each a quiet testament to the passage of time and the continuity of life in this corner of Cambria County.
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| Location | Chest Springs, Cambria County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.580068°N, 78.606964°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16624 |
| 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 Chest Springs, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chest Springs, 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 Chest Springs includes coordinates 40.580068°N, 78.606964°W, situated in Cambria County. ZIP code 16624. 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.
