Coaldale, Pennsylvania Weather
Coaldale, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Coaldale, Bedford County.
Full aviation weather for Coaldale is published on the Altoona Blair County Airport (KAOO) page, 17 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. 5 airfields within reach of Coaldale 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 Coaldale: Bedford County Airport (KHMZ) 27 km · Potomac Airpark (KW35) 53 km · Franklin County Regional Airport (KN68) 53 km · John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport (KJST) 55 km
Conditions reported at KAOO describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Coaldale specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Coaldale.
About Coaldale, Pennsylvania
Coaldale rests in a broad Appalachian valley, a place where the rolling hills, cloaked in dense forests of oak and pine, meet the sky in soft, undulating lines. It lies 26.1 miles south-south-east of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 159°T), and is situated 3.7 miles south-south-east of Saxton. The air here, especially in the early morning, carries the damp, earthy scent of dew-kissed leaves and the faint, metallic tang of distant iron ore. The terrain is a study in subtle contrasts: the gentle slopes that cradle the town give way to steeper rises in the distance, their flanks etched by the passage of time and the persistent work of water. Sunlight, when it breaks through the frequent cloud cover, paints the landscape in muted golds and greens, illuminating the scattered farmsteads and the quiet, winding roads that connect them. The history of Coaldale is inextricably linked to the rich veins of anthracite coal that once pulsed beneath this land. For generations, the rhythm of life here was dictated by the deep mines, a demanding industry that shaped the character of its people and the very contours of the valley. Though the era of large-scale mining has largely passed, its legacy endures in the sturdy, brick buildings of the older neighborhoods and in the quiet resilience of the community. Today, the local economy finds its footing in a more diverse array of enterprises, supporting the surrounding agricultural lands and serving as a vital hub for the scattered hamlets that dot the broader region. The gentle murmur of the nearby Stony Creek provides a constant, soothing counterpoint to the quiet hum of everyday life in Coaldale.
Live animated radar for Coaldale 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.
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| Location | Coaldale, Bedford County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.167303°N, 78.215288°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16679, 16866, 18218 |
| 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 Coaldale, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Coaldale, 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 Coaldale includes coordinates 40.167303°N, 78.215288°W, situated in Bedford County. ZIP code 16679, 16866, 18218. 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.
