Peru, Pennsylvania Weather
Peru, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Peru, Centre County.
Full aviation weather for Peru is published on the Bellefonte Airport (KN96) 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 Peru 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 Peru: State College Regional Airport (KUNV) 7 km · Mifflin County Airport (KRVL) 23 km · Mid-State Regional Airport (KPSB) 27 km · Albert Airport (K1N3) 42 km · William T. Piper Memorial Airport (KLHV) 42 km
Conditions reported at KN96 describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Peru specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Peru.
About Peru, Pennsylvania
Peru, a small pocket of Pennsylvania, unfolds across a landscape shaped by the gentle, rolling shoulders of the Appalachian foothills. It lies 6.5 miles north-east of State College, PA (from State College, PA: bearing 49°T), and is situated 8.5 miles east-north-east of Park Forest Village. Here, the land exhales a quiet, verdant breath, its slopes cloaked in a tapestry of deciduous trees that blaze with ochre and crimson in autumn and whisper with a thousand shades of green come summer. The air, especially in the early morning, carries the damp, earthy scent of dew-kissed soil and the faint, sweet perfume of unseen wildflowers. Creeks, like silver threads, meander through the hollows, their waters cool and clear, reflecting the vast, ever-shifting canvas of the sky. The character of Peru is one of quiet resilience, a place where the rhythms of nature still hold sway, and the rustle of leaves often drowns out the hum of distant traffic. The history of Peru is etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring traditions of its people and the quiet persistence of its agricultural roots. For generations, the fertile valleys have yielded crops, the land supporting families through the cycles of planting and harvest. While larger industries have ebbed and flowed, the heart of Peru has always been tied to the soil, to the steady work of farming and the close-knit relationships forged in shared labor. The local economy, though modest, thrives on this connection, with small businesses and family farms forming the backbone of community life. It’s a place where the past feels present, not as a relic, but as a living influence, shaping the unhurried pace of everyday existence.
Live animated radar for Peru 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 | Peru, Centre County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.854784°N, 77.766667°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16823 |
| 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 Peru, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Peru, 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 Peru includes coordinates 40.854784°N, 77.766667°W, situated in Centre County. ZIP code 16823. 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.
