Glen Richey, Pennsylvania Weather
Glen Richey, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Glen Richey, Clearfield County.
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About Glen Richey, Pennsylvania
Glen Richey rests in a hollow, a place where the steep slopes of Clearfield County begin to soften, giving way to a more intimate landscape. It lies 30.0 miles north of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 352°T), and is situated 5.8 miles south-south-west of Clearfield. The air here carries the damp scent of pine needles and the rich, earthy perfume of decaying leaves, a constant reminder of the dense woodlands that cradle the settlement. The Susquehanna River, or rather one of its significant tributaries, snakes its way through the valley, its waters a murky, determined brown, reflecting the overcast skies or the fleeting, watery sunlight that filters through the canopy. Houses huddle together, their paint often faded by the relentless cycle of Pennsylvania seasons, their porches worn smooth by generations of weary feet. The terrain is a study in contrast; rolling hills, cloaked in a verdant, almost aggressive growth during the warmer months, give way to stark, skeletal trees in winter, their bare branches reaching like desperate fingers towards the sky. The story of Glen Richey is etched in the very earth, a narrative of timber and coal that once pulsed through its veins. Sawmills, long since silent, left their ghosts in the overgrown clearings, their foundations slowly being reclaimed by moss and fern. The economy, once tied to the extraction of the land's bounty, has shifted, but the echoes of that industrial past remain, visible in the weathered barns and the quiet stoicism of its people. Life in Glen Richey unfolds at a pace dictated by the seasons and the slow, steady flow of the river, a gentle counterpoint to the hurried world outside. There are no grand pronouncements here, no clamor for attention, just the quiet persistence of a place holding its own against the relentless march of time, a testament to resilience.
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| Location | Glen Richey, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.948947°N, 78.4778°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16837 |
| 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 Glen Richey, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Glen Richey, 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 Glen Richey includes coordinates 40.948947°N, 78.477800°W, situated in Clearfield County. ZIP code 16837. 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.
