Ebensburg, Pennsylvania Weather
Ebensburg, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Ebensburg, Cambria County.
Full aviation weather for Ebensburg is published on the John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport (KJST) page, 21 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 Ebensburg 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 Ebensburg: Indiana County–Jimmy Stewart Airport (KIDI) 36 km · Altoona Blair County Airport (KAOO) 40 km · Bedford County Airport (KHMZ) 48 km · Somerset County Airport (K2G9) 55 km · Punxsutawney Municipal Airport (KN35) 56 km
Conditions reported at KJST describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ebensburg specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Ebensburg, Pennsylvania
Ebensburg sits high on the Allegheny Plateau, a place where the sky often feels vast and a little bit raw, especially when the wind sweeps in from the west, carrying the scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 17.5 miles west of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 262°T), and is situated 5.8 miles east of Nanty Glo. The rolling hills, cloaked in a patchwork of dense forest and open farmland, slope away from the town's central rise, their contours softened by the persistent, gentle rain that seems to be a constant companion here. The air, even on a clear day, carries a crispness, a reminder of the elevation, and the light, particularly in the late afternoon, can cast long, dramatic shadows that stretch across the undulating terrain, giving the landscape a profound sense of depth and quietude. The houses, many of them sturdy brick structures, seem to hunker down against the elements, their windows reflecting the muted greens and browns of the surrounding countryside. The history of Ebensburg is deeply entwined with the rich coal seams that once defined Cambria County's industrial heartland, though the echo of those mining days is now more a memory than an active presence in the local economy. Agriculture still holds its ground, with cattle grazing on the higher pastures and fields of corn and hay stretching out in the valleys, their yields dictated by the unpredictable mountain weather. The town itself retains a sense of its past, evident in the well-preserved Victorian architecture that lines its main streets, a subtle nod to the prosperity of a bygone era. Ebensburg also serves as the county seat, lending it a certain administrative gravitas, and the courthouse, a solid, imposing building, stands as a focal point, a quiet testament to civic life. The presence of Mount Aloysius College adds a youthful energy to the otherwise settled pace of life, its students lending a different rhythm to the town’s enduring character.
Live animated radar for Ebensburg 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 | Ebensburg, Cambria County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.485072°N, 78.724743°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15931 |
| 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 Ebensburg, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ebensburg, 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 Ebensburg includes coordinates 40.485072°N, 78.724743°W, situated in Cambria County. ZIP code 15931. 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.
