Drifting, Pennsylvania Weather
Drifting, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Drifting, Clearfield County.
Full aviation weather for Drifting is published on the Albert Airport (K1N3) page, 13 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. 6 airfields within reach of Drifting 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 Drifting: Mid-State Regional Airport (KPSB) 16 km · Clearfield Lawrence Airport (KFIG) 26 km · Bellefonte Airport (KN96) 29 km · State College Regional Airport (KUNV) 29 km · St Marys Municipal Airport (KOYM) 54 km
Conditions reported at K1N3 describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Drifting specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Drifting.
About Drifting, Pennsylvania
Drifting lives where the land begins to fold and rise, a place where the rolling hills of Clearfield County meet the deeper green of the Allegheny Plateau. It lies 20.6 miles north-west of State College, PA (from State College, PA: bearing 321°T), and is situated 8.9 miles west of Clarence. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean, damp scent of fallen leaves and the subtle sweetness of pine. Streams, small and quick, lace through the terrain, their waters a cool, clear murmur over smooth stones, reflecting the dappled light filtering through the dense canopy of oak and maple. Fields, mostly pasture and hay, lie in irregular patches, stitched together by lines of ancient stone walls and the occasional weathered barn, their roofs bleached to a soft, silvery grey by countless seasons. The sky feels vast and open above the higher clearings, a deep, boundless blue that can shift to a dramatic, bruised purple before a storm. This is a landscape shaped by the memory of industry and the quiet persistence of agriculture. For generations, the rhythms of Drifting were tied to the earth, to timber, and to the veins of coal that once pulsed beneath the surface. Though those days have largely receded, leaving behind a legacy of resilience and a certain unhurried pace, the land itself remains the primary currency. Small farms still work the fertile hollows, their crops a vibrant splash of color against the muted greens and browns of the surrounding woodlands. The local economy, like the streams that feed the larger rivers, is a modest flow, sustained by the steady efforts of its inhabitants, a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of this Clearfield County locale.
Live animated radar for Drifting 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Drifting, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 41.024224°N, 78.108342°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16834 |
| 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 Drifting, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Drifting, 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 Drifting includes coordinates 41.024224°N, 78.108342°W, situated in Clearfield County. ZIP code 16834. 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.
