St. Michael, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for St. Michael, Cambria County.
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St. Michael rests in a hollow where the land begins its slow, deliberate climb toward the Alleghenies. It lies 23.4 miles west-south-west of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 238°T), and is situated 8.0 miles east of Johnstown. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, a cool exhalation from the surrounding hills. Fields, some still bearing the faint, geometric ghosts of older patterns, unfurl in patches of emerald and gold, bordered by hedgerows that have thickened into rambling, wild things. Distant ridges, cloaked in the deep, varied greens of mixed hardwoods, rise and fall like the breathing of a sleeping giant, their contours softened by the perpetual haze that clings to the valleys. The sky overhead, especially in the late afternoon, often bleeds into bruised purples and soft oranges, a quiet spectacle that washes over the clustered rooftops of St. Michael. The story of St. Michael is etched into the very bones of this landscape, a narrative of coal and resilience. For generations, the deep veins of anthracite beneath these hills fueled furnaces and warmed homes far beyond the reach of these quiet valleys. The economy, once robust with the clang of mine shafts and the rumble of coal trains, now finds its footing in a more diversified footing, though the legacy of that arduous labor lingers in the stoic character of its people and the weathered facades of its older buildings. A few hardy farms still work the land, their tractors tracing slow, deliberate lines across the slopes, while small businesses cater to the daily needs of St. Michael, their storefronts a comforting, predictable presence along the main thoroughfares. The Conemaugh River, a vital artery for the region, carves its path not far from the town, its waters carrying the whispers of seasons past.
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| Location | St. Michael, Cambria County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.337019°N, 78.770854°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15951 |
| 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 |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for St. Michael, 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 St. Michael includes coordinates 40.337019°N, 78.770854°W, situated in Cambria County. ZIP code 15951. 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.