Cresson, Pennsylvania Weather
Cresson, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Cresson, Cambria County.
Full aviation weather for Cresson is published on the John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport (KJST) page, 26 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 Cresson 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 Cresson: Altoona Blair County Airport (KAOO) 29 km · Bedford County Airport (KHMZ) 42 km · Indiana County–Jimmy Stewart Airport (KIDI) 47 km · Somerset County Airport (K2G9) 59 km
Conditions reported at KJST describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cresson specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Cresson, Pennsylvania
Cresson sits high on the Allegheny Plateau, a place where the sky feels a little closer and the air, even in summer, carries a crispness that hints at the coming chill. It lies 11.1 miles west-south-west of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 249°T), and is situated 7.2 miles east-south-east of Ebensburg. Rolling hills, cloaked in a patchwork of deciduous forests and open fields, define its immediate surroundings, their slopes carved by the steady work of unseen streams that feed into larger waterways. The land here is a study in subtle contours, not dramatic peaks, but rather a persistent, gentle rise and fall that shapes the way the light falls and the wind moves through the trees. In the quiet hours, the rustle of leaves and the distant call of a bird are the dominant sounds, a stark contrast to the clamor of more populous locales, lending Cresson a profound sense of peaceful detachment. The history of Cresson is deeply intertwined with the coal that once fueled a nation and the railroads that hauled it away. This was a vital artery in the industrial heartland, a place of hard work and determined people who built their lives on the bounty of the earth. The legacy of mining is etched into the very character of the place, a reminder of the industry that shaped its early growth and, in turn, influenced the development of its infrastructure and the close-knit nature of its community. While the mines have largely silenced their rumble, the spirit of resilience and self-sufficiency fostered by that era continues to define Cresson, a quiet strength that echoes in the friendly nods exchanged between neighbors and the enduring sense of shared heritage.
Live animated radar for Cresson 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 | Cresson, Cambria County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.459794°N, 78.591684°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16630, 16699 |
| 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 Cresson, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cresson, 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 Cresson includes coordinates 40.459794°N, 78.591684°W, situated in Cambria County. ZIP code 16630, 16699. 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.
