Driftwood, Pennsylvania Weather
Driftwood, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Driftwood, Cameron County.
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About Driftwood, Pennsylvania
Driftwood rests in a valley cradled by the rolling, hemlock-scarred hills of Cameron County, where the air itself carries the damp, earthy scent of pine needles and decaying leaves. It lies 40.4 miles north-north-west of State College, PA (from State College, PA: bearing 339°T), and is situated 13.0 miles south-south-east of Emporium. The Sinnemahoning Creek, a ribbon of pewter under a sky that often weeps a soft, persistent drizzle, carves a slow, deliberate path through the landscape, its banks lined with a tangled tapestry of alder and willow. Here, the land feels ancient, worn smooth by the patient hand of water and wind, and the silence is profound, broken only by the occasional rustle of unseen creatures or the distant, mournful cry of a hawk circling high above the dense, shadowed forest. The very terrain seems to exhale a quiet resignation, a peaceful acceptance of the slow, unhurried march of seasons. This corner of Pennsylvania, once a wild frontier, bears the faint but enduring imprint of its past. Driftwood owes its existence to the logging industry that once pulsed through these valleys, the great timber rafts that floated down the Sinnemahoning now a ghost of memory. The local economy, though diversified, still whispers of its agricultural roots, with small farms clinging to the gentler slopes, their fields a patchwork of gold and green against the deep, somber hues of the surrounding woodlands. The character of Driftwood is one of quiet resilience, a place where generations have learned to live in harmony with the land, their lives dictated by the rhythm of the seasons rather than the clamor of the outside world, and the faint, smoky aroma of woodsmoke often hangs in the twilight air, a comforting signal of hearth and home.
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| Location | Driftwood, Cameron County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 41.339785°N, 78.134172°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15832 |
| 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 Driftwood, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Driftwood, 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 Driftwood includes coordinates 41.339785°N, 78.134172°W, situated in Cameron County. ZIP code 15832. 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.
