Lake City, Pennsylvania Weather
Lake City, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lake City, Elk County.
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About Lake City, Pennsylvania
Lake City sprawls along the southern shore of a vast, cool expanse of water, its modest homes and businesses spilling out from the immediate lakeside into rolling terrain that hints at the deeper, wooded hills beyond. It lies 53.7 miles south-south-east of Jamestown, NY (from Jamestown, NY: bearing 160°T), and is situated 9.0 miles west-south-west of Ridgway. The air here carries the clean, damp scent of pine needles and the subtle, mineral tang of the lake, a constant presence that shapes the very character of the place. In the quiet mornings, mist often softens the edges of the distant shoreline, lending a dreamlike quality to the landscape, while the afternoons can be bright with a clear, blue sky that reflects a dazzling, almost blinding shimmer off the water's surface. The land itself is a study in subtle transitions, from the sandy fringes of the lake to the more serious, moss-draped slopes that rise gradually, promising deeper, shadowed woods and the occasional rocky outcrop. The history of Lake City is intrinsically tied to the very water that defines it, a resource that once powered the mills and industries that formed its economic backbone. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of timber and the burgeoning iron industry, established a community that grew with a determined, practical spirit, its fortunes often mirroring the fluctuations of the larger industrial world. Though the grander manufacturing days have largely receded, a quieter, more resilient economy has taken root, one that embraces the natural beauty of the region, drawing visitors and residents alike to its shores for recreation and a slower pace of life. The echoes of that industrious past can still be glimpsed in the older brick buildings downtown, now housing shops and cafes, where the hum of everyday commerce now replaces the clang of hammers and the roar of machinery.
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| Location | Lake City, Elk County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 41.364784°N, 78.885588°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15853, 16423 |
| 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 Lake City, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lake City, 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 Lake City includes coordinates 41.364784°N, 78.885588°W, situated in Elk County. ZIP code 15853, 16423. 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.
