Sylvan Hills, Pennsylvania Weather
Sylvan Hills, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Sylvan Hills, Blair County.
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About Sylvan Hills, Pennsylvania
Sylvan Hills unfolds across a terrain of rolling Appalachian foothills, where verdant slopes rise and fall with a quiet persistence. It lies 5.0 miles south of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 174°T), and is situated 1.3 miles north of Hollidaysburg. The land here is a mosaic of dense woodlands, interspersed with sun-drenched clearings and the occasional weathered barn, its red paint faded to a soft, earthy hue. Streams, glinting like slivers of mercury, carve their way through the valleys, their banks often choked with ferns and the vibrant green of mosses that cling to damp rock faces. The air, especially after a rain, carries the clean, sharp scent of pine and decaying leaves, a perfume that speaks of seasons turning and the deep, slow pulse of the forest. It is a place where the sky feels vast, a pale blue canvas often streaked with wisps of cloud, and the silence is broken only by the rustle of unseen creatures or the distant drone of a tractor. The history of Sylvan Hills is deeply entwined with the ebb and flow of the region's industrial past. Once, the very hills themselves were mined for their rich deposits, a legacy that has subtly shaped the landscape and the spirit of its people. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, the echoes of that era can still be felt in the sturdy character of the communities and the enduring resilience of the local economy, which now leans more towards agriculture and small-scale manufacturing. Life in Sylvan Hills moves at a pace dictated by the changing light and the seasons, a comfortable rhythm that allows for neighborly conversations over garden fences and the quiet appreciation of the natural world. There are no grand monuments here, but rather a collection of everyday beauties: the way the evening sun ignites the western slopes in a fiery blaze, or the comforting scent of woodsmoke that drifts from chimneys as dusk settles over the hollows.
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| Location | Sylvan Hills, Blair County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.446183°N, 78.384736°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17406, 16648 |
| 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 Sylvan Hills, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sylvan Hills, 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 Sylvan Hills includes coordinates 40.446183°N, 78.384736°W, situated in Blair County. ZIP code 17406, 16648. 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.
