Howard, Pennsylvania Weather
Howard, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Howard, McKean County.
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About Howard, Pennsylvania
Howard rests in a broad, green embrace of McKean County, where the land rolls with a quiet strength, its hills clad in dense forests that whisper secrets of seasons past. It lies 33.3 miles east-south-east of Jamestown, NY (from Jamestown, NY: bearing 116°T), and is situated 6.8 miles north-west of McKean. The sky here is a vast canvas, often painted with the soft greys of coming rain or the incandescent gold of a departing sun, its light catching the dew-laden leaves in a thousand tiny glints. The air, even in summer, carries a cool, earthy scent, a blend of pine needles, damp soil, and the distant, sweet perfume of wild honeysuckle clinging to the verges. The terrain itself, a tapestry of gentle rises and dips, is cut by small, clear streams, their water, when the light is right, running like spilled mercury over smooth, rounded stones. This corner of McKean County bears the indelible mark of its past, a history woven from the resilience of those who first cleared the land and the steady hum of industry that once pulsed through its veins. Logging and oil extraction were the lifeblood of Howard for generations, leaving behind a legacy of sturdy, practical architecture and a deep-rooted appreciation for the natural resources that still surround it. The local economy today, while perhaps less boisterous, finds its footing in a blend of small businesses and the enduring agricultural spirit that defines so much of rural Pennsylvania. You can still sense the echoes of the past in the weathered barns and the quiet camaraderie of neighbors, a shared understanding born of a life lived in close communion with the land and its cycles.
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| Location | Howard, McKean County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 41.886452°N, 78.651972°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16701, 16841 |
| 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 Howard, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Howard, 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 Howard includes coordinates 41.886452°N, 78.651972°W, situated in McKean County. ZIP code 16701, 16841. 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.
