Simpson, Pennsylvania Weather
Simpson, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Simpson, McKean County.
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About Simpson, Pennsylvania
Simpson lies cradled in the rolling hills of northwestern Pennsylvania, a place where the land itself seems to exhale a quiet, verdant breath. It lies 37.8 miles east-south-east of Jamestown, NY (from Jamestown, NY: bearing 118°T), and is situated 2.0 miles north-west of McKean. The terrain here is a study in gentle slopes and deeper hollows, carved by ancient watercourses that still whisper their secrets through the dense forests. Oak and maple trees dominate the landscape, their leaves a riot of color in autumn, and their bare branches sketching intricate patterns against the winter sky. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in shifting, golden pools on moss-covered rocks and the occasional fern unfurling its delicate fronds. The air, particularly after a rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of damp soil and decaying leaves, a perfume unique to these wooded highlands. The story of Simpson is one of resourcefulness and resilience, a narrative woven from the threads of logging and later, the mineral wealth that lay beneath its soil. It was a place where sturdy hands once felled mighty trees, their timber destined for distant markets, and where the earth yielded its bounty through mining operations. Echoes of this industrial past can still be felt in the very character of the land, in the occasional overgrown track or the faint, almost imperceptible, change in the contours of the hills. The local economy, while perhaps less reliant on these extractive industries now, retains a connection to the land, with agriculture and small businesses forming the backbone of daily life. The rhythm of Simpson is unhurried, a slow, steady beat that allows for a deep appreciation of the natural beauty that surrounds it, a beauty that persists through every season.
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| Location | Simpson, McKean County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 41.83673°N, 78.58808°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16726, 18407 |
| 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 Simpson, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Simpson, 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 Simpson includes coordinates 41.836730°N, 78.588080°W, situated in McKean County. ZIP code 16726, 18407. 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.
