Shelltown, Pennsylvania Weather
Shelltown, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Shelltown, Blair County.
Full aviation weather for Shelltown is published on the Altoona Blair County Airport (KAOO) page, 20 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 Shelltown 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 Shelltown: Mid-State Regional Airport (KPSB) 49 km · Bedford County Airport (KHMZ) 49 km · State College Regional Airport (KUNV) 53 km · Mifflin County Airport (KRVL) 55 km · John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport (KJST) 55 km
Conditions reported at KAOO describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Shelltown specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Shelltown.
About Shelltown, Pennsylvania
Shelltown rests in a shallow basin, a quiet hollow carved by ancient waters and now cradled by the rolling, verdant shoulders of Pennsylvania's Allegheny Mountains. It lies 10.8 miles east-south-east of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 113°T), and is situated 9.8 miles east-north-east of Hollidaysburg. The land here is a patchwork quilt of deciduous forests, their leafy canopies sighing in the breeze, interspersed with fields that lie in patient repose, awaiting the plow or the harvest. A gentle mist often clings to the hollows in the early morning, a veil that softens the edges of the world and lends a dreamlike quality to the awakening day. The air, when it finally warms, carries the clean scent of pine and damp earth, a perfume unique to these high valleys. The story of Shelltown is deeply entwined with the very ground it occupies, a narrative etched in coal dust and the echoes of industrious hands. For generations, this region pulsed with the rhythmic clang of mining operations, a lifeblood that flowed from the earth to sustain families and fuel distant cities. While the grand days of extensive mining may have receded, the legacy remains, a quiet strength in the character of the people and the enduring resilience of the landscape. The local economy, once dominated by the subterranean depths, has diversified, finding new purpose in agriculture and small businesses that hum with a more personal, neighborly energy. The spirit of Shelltown, much like the enduring trees that crown its hills, is one of quiet persistence and a deep connection to the enduring rhythms of the earth.
Live animated radar for Shelltown 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 | Shelltown, Blair County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.456462°N, 78.206399°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16693 |
| 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 Shelltown, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shelltown, 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 Shelltown includes coordinates 40.456462°N, 78.206399°W, situated in Blair County. ZIP code 16693. 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.
