Ferndale, Pennsylvania Weather
Ferndale, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Ferndale, Cambria County.
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About Ferndale, Pennsylvania
Ferndale rests in a hollow, a gathering of homes and businesses cradled by the rolling, forested hills of Cambria County. It lies 31.6 miles west-south-west of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 240°T), and is situated 2.6 miles south of Johnstown. The air here, especially in the early morning when mist still clings to the valleys, carries the clean scent of pine and damp earth, a subtle perfume that clings to the senses. The landscape itself is a study in soft contours, where the land rises and falls with a quiet dignity, dotted with the occasional weathered barn or the glint of a distant rooftop. The sky overhead often seems vast, a canvas for shifting clouds that paint the hillsides with fleeting shadows, particularly during the late afternoon when the sun begins its descent, casting long, golden fingers across the land. Originally, Ferndale owed its existence to the rich veins of coal that lay beneath its soil, a hard-won bounty that shaped its early character and fueled the lives of its inhabitants. The echoes of that industrial past are still palpable, a quiet undercurrent in the rhythm of daily life, though the landscape has since reclaimed much of its verdant mantle. The local economy, while diversified now, still carries a memory of the pickaxe and the mine shaft, a heritage that has fostered a resilient, close-knit spirit among its people. Here, the pace is measured, dictated not by the clamor of progress but by the gentle turning of seasons and the enduring strength of community bonds, a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of this Cambria County locality.
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| Location | Ferndale, Cambria County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.288964°N, 78.914747°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17866, 18972, 17985, 15905 |
| 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 Ferndale, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ferndale, 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 Ferndale includes coordinates 40.288964°N, 78.914747°W, situated in Cambria County. ZIP code 17866, 18972, 17985, 15905. 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.
