Oakland, Pennsylvania Weather
Oakland, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Oakland, Cambria County.
Full aviation weather for Oakland is published on the John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport (KJST) page, 5 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 Oakland 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 Oakland: Somerset County Airport (K2G9) 32 km · Bedford County Airport (KHMZ) 40 km · Indiana County–Jimmy Stewart Airport (KIDI) 40 km · Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (KLBE) 44 km · Altoona Blair County Airport (KAOO) 48 km
Conditions reported at KJST describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Oakland specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Oakland.
About Oakland, Pennsylvania
Oakland unfolds across rolling hills, a landscape etched by the slow, deliberate work of water and time. It lies 29.8 miles west-south-west of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 241°T), and is situated 2.3 miles south-east of Johnstown. The terrain here is a generous, yielding green, the kind that softens the edges of the world and invites a slower breath. Stands of mature hardwoods, their branches heavy with summer foliage, cast deep, cool shadows across the fields, and in the late afternoon, the light seems to thicken, turning the air to honey. Small streams, their beds lined with smooth, grey stones, thread through the valleys, reflecting the sky in fragmented, shifting patterns. The very air carries a damp, earthy scent, a constant reminder of the fertile soil that underpins everything in Oakland. The story of Oakland is written in the slow decline of its industrial past and the quiet resilience of its present. Once a place animated by the clatter and roar of industry, its economy now finds its footing in the hum of smaller enterprises and the steady pull of agriculture. The ghosts of coal mines and their attendant communities linger in the folds of the land, a history not entirely erased, but absorbed into the fabric of everyday life. Local traditions, passed down through generations, still find expression in the shared seasons, the harvest celebrations, and the quiet camaraderie that defines the pace of life in Oakland. The town’s character is one of quiet endurance, a deep-rooted connection to the land that has shaped its people and their way of life.
Live animated radar for Oakland 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 | Oakland, Cambria County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.306464°N, 78.887524°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 18847, 15260, 16137, 15904 |
| 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 Oakland, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oakland, 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 Oakland includes coordinates 40.306464°N, 78.887524°W, situated in Cambria County. ZIP code 18847, 15260, 16137, 15904. 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.
