Portage, Pennsylvania Weather
Portage, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Portage, Cambria County.
Full aviation weather for Portage is published on the John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport (KJST) page, 16 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. 5 airfields within reach of Portage 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 Portage: Altoona Blair County Airport (KAOO) 32 km · Bedford County Airport (KHMZ) 36 km · Indiana County–Jimmy Stewart Airport (KIDI) 45 km · Somerset County Airport (K2G9) 48 km
Conditions reported at KJST describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Portage specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Portage, Pennsylvania
Portage rests in a valley cupped by hills that rise with a quiet dignity, their slopes a patchwork of deep green forests and the occasional cleared field catching the sun. It lies 17.1 miles west-south-west of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 238°T), and is situated 7.2 miles south-south-east of Ebensburg. The air here, especially in the hushed hours before dawn, carries the clean scent of pine and damp earth, a cool breath exhaled from the surrounding Appalachian foothills. Streams, clear and quick, tumble down from these heights, their constant murmur a subtle bass note in the town's daily symphony. The land feels solid beneath your feet, a testament to the ancient rock formations that lie just below the surface, shaping the very contours of Portage. The history of Portage is etched in coal dust and the enduring spirit of its people, a legacy shaped by the region's rich mineral wealth. For generations, the rhythm of life here was dictated by the demands of the mines, a demanding economy that forged a strong sense of community and resilience. While the seams may have run leaner, the echoes of that industrious past remain, a quiet strength that still informs the character of Portage. The landscape itself, scarred and then healed by human endeavor, tells a story of hard work and perseverance, a narrative written in the very fabric of the hills and the enduring resolve of its residents.
Live animated radar for Portage 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 | Portage, Cambria County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.388685°N, 78.672241°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15946 |
| 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 Portage, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Portage, 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 Portage includes coordinates 40.388685°N, 78.672241°W, situated in Cambria County. ZIP code 15946. 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.
