State College, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for State College, Centre County.
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State College rests in a broad valley, a place where the rolling hills of central Pennsylvania begin their gradual ascent toward the Alleghenies. It lies 33.9 miles north-east of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 56°T), and is situated 3.1 miles east-south-east of Park Forest Village. The landscape here is a quilt of verdant farmland and the deep green of oak and maple forests, especially noticeable as the days shorten and the leaves turn to amber and russet. The air, particularly in early autumn, carries a crisp, clean scent, a blend of damp earth and the faint, sweet perfume of distant woodsmoke, a subtle reminder of the surrounding wildness. Sunlight, when it breaks through the frequent cloud cover, has a soft, diffused quality, illuminating the gentle contours of the terrain and lending a quiet luminescence to the urban fringe. The character of State College is inextricably linked to its prominent university, Penn State, a sprawling academic engine that breathes life and a constant influx of new energy into the borough. This academic presence shapes the local economy, fostering innovation and a vibrant intellectual atmosphere that hums beneath the surface of everyday life. Beyond the university's influence, the region's history is rooted in agriculture, with remnants of old farmsteads and fields still visible, speaking to a time when the land was worked by hand. Today, while the university is the undeniable heart, the surrounding countryside offers a retreat, a place where one can find quiet streams and hiking trails that offer a different, more ancient rhythm.
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| Location | State College, Centre County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.793395°N, 77.860001°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16801, 16803, 16804, 16805, 16802 |
| 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 State College, 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 State College includes coordinates 40.793395°N, 77.860001°W, situated in Centre County. ZIP code 16801, 16803, 16804, 16805, 16802. 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.