Orbisonia, Pennsylvania Weather
Orbisonia, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Orbisonia, Huntingdon County.
Full aviation weather for Orbisonia is published on the Altoona Blair County Airport (KAOO) page, 37 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. 4 airfields within reach of Orbisonia 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 Orbisonia: Franklin County Regional Airport (KN68) 37 km · Mifflin County Airport (KRVL) 53 km · Bedford County Airport (KHMZ) 56 km
Conditions reported at KAOO describe the airfield itself. Weather 37 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Orbisonia specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Orbisonia, Pennsylvania
Orbisonia rests in a valley where the contours of the land soften, cradling the small community with gentle slopes that rise to meet the broader Appalachian foothills. It lies 32.6 miles south-east of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 126°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south of Mount Union. The air here carries a certain sweetness, particularly in the late afternoon when the sun, slanting low, paints the scattered farm fields in hues of burnished gold and deep emerald. A quiet creek, the Stony Creek, meanders through the outskirts, its banks a dappled green with the shade of mature trees, reflecting the sky in its slow, deliberate passage. The houses, many of them modest and well-kept, huddle together as if for warmth, their porches often adorned with potted plants, a small testament to lives lived with a deliberate, grounded pace. The history of Orbisonia is etched not in grand monuments but in the persistent hum of its past endeavors. Once a vital hub for the East Broad Top Railroad, a narrow-gauge marvel that hauled coal and timber, the echoes of its industrious past are still palpable, particularly in the preserved sections of track and the old station buildings that stand as silent sentinels. This legacy of resourcefulness and hard work continues to inform the local economy, which now finds its footing in a more diversified agricultural base and small, independent businesses that serve the immediate needs of its residents. The surrounding countryside, once heavily forested and mined, now offers a more peaceful tableau, with rolling hills and open pastures that invite quiet contemplation, a stark yet beautiful contrast to the grittier origins of Orbisonia.
Live animated radar for Orbisonia 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 | Orbisonia, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.242859°N, 77.893053°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17243 |
| 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 Orbisonia, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Orbisonia, 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 Orbisonia includes coordinates 40.242859°N, 77.893053°W, situated in Huntingdon County. ZIP code 17243. 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.
