Fishertown, Pennsylvania Weather
Fishertown, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fishertown, Bedford County.
Full aviation weather for Fishertown is published on the Bedford County Airport (KHMZ) page, 7 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 Fishertown 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 Fishertown: Altoona Blair County Airport (KAOO) 30 km · John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport (KJST) 30 km · Somerset County Airport (K2G9) 38 km · Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (KCBE) 58 km · Potomac Airpark (KW35) 60 km
Conditions reported at KHMZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fishertown specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fishertown.
About Fishertown, Pennsylvania
Fishertown exhales a quiet presence, a collection of weathered buildings clinging to the rolling hills of Bedford County. It lies 29.2 miles south-south-west of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 200°T), and is situated 8.3 miles north-north-west of Bedford. The land here is a study in gentle ascents and soft valleys, where the Shenandoah Shale and Bald Eagle Sandstone have been patiently eroded into a landscape that feels both familiar and subtly sculpted. Fields, often patchwork quilts of emerald and gold depending on the season, stretch towards the horizon, punctuated by stands of mature oak and maple that whisper in the breeze. The air itself, especially in the late afternoon, carries a clean, earthy scent, a mix of damp soil and sun-baked hay, and the light often softens to a hazy, almost buttery hue as the sun begins its descent, casting long, languid shadows across the terrain. The history of Fishertown is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the land that has sustained them. For generations, the fertile ground has supported a robust agricultural heritage, with farms still dotting the surrounding countryside, their barns standing as stoic sentinels against the sky. This agrarian heart has long been the pulse of Fishertown, influencing the pace of life and the close-knit nature of its residents. While industry has ebbed and flowed, the enduring connection to the earth remains a defining characteristic, a quiet testament to the resilience and simple beauty of this corner of Pennsylvania.
Live animated radar for Fishertown 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 | Fishertown, Bedford County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.121746°N, 78.585574°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15956, 15539 |
| 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 Fishertown, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fishertown, 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 Fishertown includes coordinates 40.121746°N, 78.585574°W, situated in Bedford County. ZIP code 15956, 15539. 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.
