Northwood, Pennsylvania Weather
Northwood, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Northwood, Blair County.
Full aviation weather for Northwood is published on the Mid-State Regional Airport (KPSB) page, 25 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 Northwood 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 Northwood: Albert Airport (K1N3) 32 km · State College Regional Airport (KUNV) 37 km · Bellefonte Airport (KN96) 41 km · Clearfield Lawrence Airport (KFIG) 43 km · Altoona Blair County Airport (KAOO) 44 km
Conditions reported at KPSB describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Northwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Northwood.
About Northwood, Pennsylvania
Northwood unfolds across a landscape of rolling hills and verdant valleys, the terrain a gentle rise and fall sculpted by ancient waters and the slow hand of time. It lies 14.4 miles north-east of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 37°T), and is situated 1.1 miles north-north-east of Tyrone. Dense stands of oak and maple carpet the slopes, their leaves catching the diffused light of a Pennsylvania sky, a tapestry of greens and browns that shifts with the seasons. The air here carries the crisp scent of pine needles and damp earth, a perfume that seems to settle deep into the lungs. Small streams, their beds lined with smooth, grey stones, meander through the meadows, their quiet murmur a constant, soothing presence. The land itself feels substantial, grounded, a place where the earth holds its secrets close, revealing them only to those who take the time to look. The history of Northwood is bound to the sturdy, productive land that surrounds it, a legacy of farming and a quiet resilience. For generations, families have worked these fields, coaxing sustenance from the rich soil, their lives dictated by the turning of the earth and the bounty of the harvest. The local economy, while now diversified, still echoes this agricultural heritage, with small businesses and farms contributing to the area's character. The faint, almost forgotten scent of coal smoke, a whisper of the region's industrial past, occasionally drifts on the breeze, a reminder of the hard work and determination that built this corner of Blair County. Evenings in Northwood are marked by a profound quiet, a stillness broken only by the distant call of an owl or the low hum of a passing car, a rhythm that speaks of a community content in its own unfolding.
Live animated radar for Northwood 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Northwood, Blair County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.68534°N, 78.229735°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 19124, 16686 |
| 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 Northwood, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Northwood, 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 Northwood includes coordinates 40.685340°N, 78.229735°W, situated in Blair County. ZIP code 19124, 16686. 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.
