Reightown, Pennsylvania Weather
Reightown, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Reightown, Blair County.
Full aviation weather for Reightown is published on the Altoona Blair County Airport (KAOO) page, 34 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 Reightown 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 Reightown: Mid-State Regional Airport (KPSB) 38 km · Albert Airport (K1N3) 42 km · State College Regional Airport (KUNV) 49 km · Clearfield Lawrence Airport (KFIG) 50 km · John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport (KJST) 53 km
Conditions reported at KAOO describe the airfield itself. Weather 34 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Reightown specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Reightown.
About Reightown, Pennsylvania
Reightown unfolds against a backdrop of rolling hills, their slopes softened by the late afternoon sun, a gentle palette of greens and browns that seem to absorb the very light. It lies 6.6 miles north-north-east of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 29°T), and is situated 6.9 miles south-west of Tyrone. The air here carries a crispness, a hint of damp earth and distant pine, a breath that feels as old as the surrounding Alleghenies. Houses, mostly modest and well-kept, line quiet streets, each with its own small patch of garden, a testament to a life lived at a human scale, where the horizon feels close enough to touch. The land itself is a constant presence, its contours guiding the roads, its quiet strength a silent observer of the comings and goings in Reightown. The history of Reightown is deeply entwined with the iron and coal that once pulsed beneath its soil, a legacy whispered in the weathered facades of older buildings and the faint echo of industry in the landscape. While the mines may have dimmed, a resilient spirit persists, seen in the small businesses that anchor the local economy, their doors opening onto streets where the pace of life still holds a certain unhurried charm. The nearby waterways, ribbons of silver catching the sky, offer a different kind of beauty, a counterpoint to the rugged terrain, suggesting a continuity of life that flows as surely as the water itself.
Live animated radar for Reightown 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 | Reightown, Blair County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.602288°N, 78.333348°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16617, 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 Reightown, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Reightown, 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 Reightown includes coordinates 40.602288°N, 78.333348°W, situated in Blair County. ZIP code 16617, 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.
