Nanty Glo, Pennsylvania Weather
Nanty Glo, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Nanty Glo, Cambria County.
Full aviation weather for Nanty Glo is published on the John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport (KJST) page, 17 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 Nanty Glo 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 Nanty Glo: Indiana County–Jimmy Stewart Airport (KIDI) 29 km · Altoona Blair County Airport (KAOO) 48 km · Somerset County Airport (K2G9) 51 km · Bedford County Airport (KHMZ) 51 km · Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (KLBE) 53 km
Conditions reported at KJST describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Nanty Glo specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Nanty Glo.
About Nanty Glo, Pennsylvania
Nanty Glo clings to the hem of the Appalachian Mountains, a place where the hills rise with a determined, almost stubborn, greenness. It lies 23.3 miles west of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 262°T), and is situated 5.8 miles west of Ebensburg. The terrain here is a study in elevation changes, with hollows that cup the sky and ridges that split the horizon, often swathed in a mist that lends a spectral quality to the early mornings. The houses, many of them weathered wood and practical brick, seem to sprout from the inclines like hardy fungi, their roofs a patchwork against the often-grey sky. A palpable sense of groundedness pervades Nanty Glo, a quiet strength born from the land itself, where the wind whispers through the pines with a sound like ancient secrets. The history of Nanty Glo is written in the coal dust that once settled thick on everything, a testament to the industry that forged its identity. For generations, the rhythm of life here was dictated by the demands of the mines, the rise and fall of production echoing in the very bones of the place. Though the era of deep mining has largely faded, the echoes remain, a subtle undercurrent in the town's character and the stoic resilience of its people. The local economy, now a more varied thing, still carries the imprint of its industrial past, a reminder of the hard work and sacrifice that built Nanty Glo. The streams that tumble down the slopes, carrying the scent of damp earth and fallen leaves, offer a quiet counterpoint to the town's more rugged narrative.
Live animated radar for Nanty Glo 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 | Nanty Glo, Cambria County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.472294°N, 78.833357°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15943 |
| 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 Nanty Glo, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Nanty Glo, 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 Nanty Glo includes coordinates 40.472294°N, 78.833357°W, situated in Cambria County. ZIP code 15943. 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.
