Tipton, Pennsylvania Weather
Tipton, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Tipton, Blair County.
Full aviation weather for Tipton is published on the Mid-State Regional Airport (KPSB) page, 33 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 Tipton 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 Tipton: Albert Airport (K1N3) 38 km · Altoona Blair County Airport (KAOO) 38 km · State College Regional Airport (KUNV) 44 km · Clearfield Lawrence Airport (KFIG) 47 km · Bellefonte Airport (KN96) 49 km
Conditions reported at KPSB describe the airfield itself. Weather 33 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Tipton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Tipton.
About Tipton, Pennsylvania
Tipton rests in a folded landscape, a place where the Appalachian foothills begin their slow, green ascent. It lies 9.6 miles north-north-east of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 33°T), and is situated 3.8 miles south-west of Tyrone. The air here, especially in the early morning, carries the damp scent of earth and the distant promise of pine. Rolling fields, etched with the straight lines of agriculture, give way to wooded slopes, their contours softened by the passage of seasons. The gentle curve of the land cradles Tipton, a collection of homes and businesses that feel grounded, as if their roots run deep into the rich soil. Even the scattered clouds seem to linger a moment longer here, catching the afternoon sun in a way that makes the ordinary extraordinary. The history of Tipton is bound to the land and the labor it has demanded. For generations, farming has been the bedrock of its economy, with crops like corn and soybeans stretching across the fertile valleys. Coal, too, once pulsed through the veins of this region, its extraction shaping the character of the surrounding communities, leaving behind a quiet resilience. While the grand days of heavy industry may have softened, the spirit of self-reliance and hard work persists. Tipton retains a quiet dignity, a testament to the enduring spirit of its people and the enduring beauty of its place in the Pennsylvania countryside.
Live animated radar for Tipton 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Tipton, Blair County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.635898°N, 78.295848°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16686, 16684 |
| 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 Tipton, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tipton, 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 Tipton includes coordinates 40.635898°N, 78.295848°W, situated in Blair County. ZIP code 16686, 16684. 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. 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.
