Larke, Pennsylvania Weather
Larke, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Larke, Blair County.
Full aviation weather for Larke is published on the Altoona Blair County Airport (KAOO) page, 18 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 Larke 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 Larke: Bedford County Airport (KHMZ) 46 km · Mid-State Regional Airport (KPSB) 52 km · John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport (KJST) 55 km · State College Regional Airport (KUNV) 56 km · Mifflin County Airport (KRVL) 56 km
Conditions reported at KAOO describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Larke specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Larke.
About Larke, Pennsylvania
Larke rests within a fold of the Appalachian foothills, where the land rises and falls in broad, green swells. It lies 11.8 miles east-south-east of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 122°T), and is situated 9.6 miles east of Hollidaysburg. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, a constant reminder of the surrounding forests that climb the slopes. Fields of corn and hay, neatly squared off by weathered fences, stretch across the gentler inclines, their colors shifting with the seasons from vibrant emerald to muted gold. Small streams, glinting like scattered silver in the sunlight, thread through the valleys, their banks often softened by a fringe of ferns and wild rhododendron, hinting at a deeper, older wildness just beyond the cultivated land. The history of Larke is a quiet one, largely shaped by the rhythms of agriculture and the distant hum of industry. For generations, families have worked the fertile ground, their lives intertwined with the cycles of planting and harvest. Though large-scale coal mining once dominated the broader region, Larke itself has maintained a more pastoral character, its economy now leaning on a mix of local businesses and the steady work of those who commute to larger centers. The old stone foundations of forgotten farmhouses occasionally surface in the fields, silent witnesses to lives lived and stories untold, lending a subtle weight to the present-day quietude.
Live animated radar for Larke 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 | Larke, Blair County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.427574°N, 78.205843°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16693 |
| 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 Larke, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Larke, 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 Larke includes coordinates 40.427574°N, 78.205843°W, situated in Blair County. ZIP code 16693. 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.
