Flinton, Pennsylvania Weather
Flinton, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Flinton, Cambria County.
Full aviation weather for Flinton is published on the Albert Airport (K1N3) page, 37 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 Flinton 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 Flinton: Clearfield Lawrence Airport (KFIG) 38 km · Mid-State Regional Airport (KPSB) 41 km · Punxsutawney Municipal Airport (KN35) 44 km · Altoona Blair County Airport (KAOO) 50 km · Indiana County–Jimmy Stewart Airport (KIDI) 50 km
Conditions reported at K1N3 describe the airfield itself. Weather 37 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Flinton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Flinton.
About Flinton, Pennsylvania
Flinton rests in a hollow carved by time and water, where the gentle slopes of Cambria County rise and fall like the quiet breaths of the land. It lies 15.0 miles north-north-west of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 335°T), and is situated 8.9 miles north-east of Patton. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and pine, a perpetual coolness even on the sunniest days, and the landscape is a study in muted greens and browns, broken by the silver glint of the Susquehanna River as it winds its way through the valley. Sparse stands of oak and maple cling to the hillsides, their branches often draped with a soft, persistent mist that softens the edges of the world, making the very act of looking feel like an intimate communion with the quietude of the place. The story of Flinton is etched not in grand monuments, but in the persistent hum of its working life and the echoes of its industrial past. Once, the clatter of coal mining was the dominant sound, a testament to the resourcefulness of the people who sought their fortunes in the earth, and though those days have largely faded, the legacy of that labor still informs the character of Flinton. Today, the local economy finds its footing in more varied pursuits, a quiet resilience that sees families tending to small farms and businesses that serve the needs of the immediate vicinity, their lives unfolding with a steady, unhurried cadence that feels as natural as the slow, steady flow of the river.
Live animated radar for Flinton 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 | Flinton, Cambria County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.715341°N, 78.518077°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16640, 16627 |
| 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 Flinton, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Flinton, 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 Flinton includes coordinates 40.715341°N, 78.518077°W, situated in Cambria County. ZIP code 16640, 16627. 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.
