Snyder, Pennsylvania Weather
Snyder, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Snyder, Indiana County.
Full aviation weather for Snyder is published on the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (KLBE) page, 22 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 Snyder 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 Snyder: Indiana County–Jimmy Stewart Airport (KIDI) 26 km · John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport (KJST) 41 km · Inter County Airport (K31D) 44 km · Somerset County Airport (K2G9) 51 km · Rostraver Airport (KFWQ) 53 km
Conditions reported at KLBE describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Snyder specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Snyder.
About Snyder, Pennsylvania
Snyder rests in a fold of western Pennsylvania, where the land itself seems to sigh with the weight of its green. It lies 24.7 miles east of Plum, PA (from Plum, PA: bearing 98°T), and is situated 9.5 miles north-north-east of Loyalhanna. Rolling hills, cloaked in the deep, persistent green of deciduous forests, fall away to the broad, flat expanse of fertile farmland. Creeks, silver threads in the dappled sunlight, meander through the valleys, their banks softened by willows and the quiet persistence of wild grasses. The air here carries a damp, earthy perfume, especially after a rain, a scent that clings to the skin and the very cloth of your coat. In the late afternoon, the sun, low and diffused, casts long shadows that stretch and soften the contours of the landscape, giving the rolling terrain a painterly quality, as if the light itself were a brushstroke. The character of Snyder is deeply rooted in the earth and the labor it has demanded. This is a place where the legacy of coal mining is etched into the very topography, though the seams have long since been exhausted, leaving behind a quiet resilience rather than overt scars. The local economy, once fueled by the dark, subterranean wealth, has found a new footing in agriculture and the steady, dependable work of small businesses that cater to the immediate needs of its inhabitants. You can feel the history in the weathered brick of older buildings, in the way the roads follow the natural curves of the land, and in the unhurried rhythm of daily life. Conversations in Snyder often carry the cadence of generations who have understood the seasons, the soil, and the simple satisfaction of a day's honest work.
Live animated radar for Snyder 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 | Snyder, Indiana County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.446735°N, 79.284759°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15717 |
| 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 Snyder, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Snyder, 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 Snyder includes coordinates 40.446735°N, 79.284759°W, situated in Indiana County. ZIP code 15717. Telephone area code: 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878. Timezone: Eastern Time.
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.
