Cotton Town, Pennsylvania Weather
Cotton Town, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cotton Town, Blair County.
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About Cotton Town, Pennsylvania
Cotton Town lies in a fold of the land, where the slopes of the Allegheny Mountains begin to soften, yielding to a more rounded, agricultural hum. It lies 17.1 miles south-south-west of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 195°T), and is situated 6.1 miles south-west of Roaring Spring. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and the distant, sweet decay of autumn leaves, even in the height of summer. Fields of corn and soybeans, a vibrant green in the sun, stretch out like rumpled blankets, punctuated by the darker, more steadfast presence of deciduous forests climbing the hillsides. The houses, mostly modest and weathered, cluster around a central vein, their porches offering quiet observation posts for the slow, steady unfolding of days. A palpable sense of quietude prevails, broken only by the murmur of a passing truck or the sharp call of a hawk circling overhead. The history of Cotton Town is intrinsically tied to the coal that once ran beneath its feet, a subterranean engine that fueled its early growth and shaped its character. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, their legacy lingers in the stoic resilience of the people and the enduring memory of a demanding industry. The local economy now leans more toward agriculture, with farms dotting the surrounding landscape and the occasional produce stand offering the season's bounty. Small businesses, like the diner where the coffee is always hot and the conversations are familiar, form the backbone of daily life, fostering a close-knit atmosphere. There is a certain grace to Cotton Town, a quiet dignity that speaks of generations who have found their place in this gentle valley, content with the rhythms of the earth and the steady pulse of community.
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| Location | Cotton Town, Blair County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.279521°N, 78.480849°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16625 |
| 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 Cotton Town, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cotton Town, 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 Cotton Town includes coordinates 40.279521°N, 78.480849°W, situated in Blair County. ZIP code 16625. 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.
