Hastings, Pennsylvania Weather
Hastings, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Hastings, Cambria County.
Full aviation weather for Hastings is published on the Indiana County–Jimmy Stewart Airport (KIDI) page, 33 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 Hastings 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 Hastings: Punxsutawney Municipal Airport (KN35) 38 km · John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport (KJST) 40 km · Clearfield Lawrence Airport (KFIG) 50 km · Albert Airport (K1N3) 52 km · Altoona Blair County Airport (KAOO) 53 km
Conditions reported at KIDI describe the airfield itself. Weather 33 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hastings specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Hastings, Pennsylvania
Hastings sits in a valley cradled by the rolling hills of Cambria County, a place where the land exhales a quiet resilience. It lies 19.5 miles west-north-west of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 301°T), and is situated 3.7 miles east of Northern Cambria. The terrain here is a study in subtle shifts, with slopes that gradually ascend to tree-lined ridges, their outlines softened by the humid Pennsylvania air. Small streams, like silver threads, stitch their way through the landscape, feeding into the larger waterways that have shaped this corner of Appalachia. The sky above Hastings often wears a mantle of soft grey, occasionally broken by shafts of pale sunlight that illuminate the emerald green of summer fields or the russet and gold of autumn. The scent of damp earth and pine needles, mingling with the fainter, sweeter perfume of distant wildflowers, is a constant companion, a reminder of the natural world that presses in on all sides. The history of Hastings is deeply entwined with the bounty of the earth, particularly coal. For generations, the industry that defined this locality was the extraction of black diamonds from the surrounding hills, a demanding labor that left its mark on the very character of the place. While the clang of mining equipment has largely fallen silent, the echoes of that era remain, a subtle undercurrent in the lives of its residents. The local economy now draws from a more diversified base, with small businesses and agriculture playing increasingly important roles, a quiet evolution from the industrial might of the past. Though it may not boast grand monuments, Hastings possesses a quiet dignity, a sense of place forged by hard work and a deep connection to the land that continues to sustain it.
Live animated radar for Hastings 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 | Hastings, Cambria County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.665067°N, 78.712248°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16347, 16646 |
| 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 Hastings, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hastings, 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 Hastings includes coordinates 40.665067°N, 78.712248°W, situated in Cambria County. ZIP code 16347, 16646. 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.
