Salix, Pennsylvania Weather
Salix, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Salix, Cambria County.
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About Salix, Pennsylvania
Salix rests in a fold of Cambria County, where the land rises and falls with a quiet determination. It lies 24.7 miles south-west of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 232°T), and is situated 8.5 miles east-south-east of Johnstown. The hills, cloaked in a dense, mixed forest of oak, maple, and pine, cradle the small community, their slopes often softened by the haze of a humid summer or the crisp, bright clarity of a winter morning. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, a constant reminder of the verdant wildness that presses in from all sides. Small streams, born in the higher elevations, thread their way through the terrain, their water cold and clear, carving shallow beds as they make their way toward larger waterways. The sky above Salix is a broad canvas, shifting from the pale blues of dawn to the bruised purples of twilight, often streaked with the fiery hues of sunset that ignite the western ridges. The story of Salix is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the land they have worked. Once a place deeply connected to the extraction of coal, the echoes of that industry still resonate, though the mines are now silent and reclaimed by nature. The local economy has adapted, finding its footing in smaller enterprises and the steady rhythm of rural life, with some residents commuting to larger centers for work. The landscape itself, sculpted by glaciers and millennia of rainfall, offers a subtle beauty, a quiet testament to forces far greater than human endeavor. Generations have known the feel of these hills, the changing seasons, and the particular light that filters through the dense canopy, a light that seems to hold a certain, unhurried wisdom.
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| Location | Salix, Cambria County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.300076°N, 78.765298°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15952, 15963 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Salix, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Salix, Pennsylvania, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Salix includes coordinates 40.300076°N, 78.765298°W, situated in Cambria County. ZIP code 15952, 15963. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
