Vail, Pennsylvania Weather
Vail, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Vail, Blair County.
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About Vail, Pennsylvania
Vail rests in a fold of the Appalachian foothills, a place where the land rises and falls with a quiet persistence. It lies 16.1 miles north-east of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 37°T), and is situated 2.8 miles north-north-east of Tyrone. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of damp earth and pine, a clean, sharp fragrance that clings to the skin. Rolling hills, cloaked in mixed hardwoods and evergreens, form the immediate backdrop, their slopes softened by the passage of seasons and the steady work of erosion. Small streams, born from higher ground, thread through the valleys, their waters cool and clear, carving shallow beds into the rocky soil. The sky above Vail often takes on a bruised, dramatic hue as evening approaches, the light slanting through the trees in long, golden shafts, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the still air. The history of Vail is tied to the land’s bounty and the ingenuity of those who sought it. Once, the surrounding hills hummed with the activity of logging and mining, industries that shaped the character of this place and its people. The economy now leans more towards agriculture and the quiet hum of small businesses, a subtle shift from its more robust past. You can still see the remnants of old farmsteads, stone foundations and weathered barns that speak of generations who worked this soil. The people of Vail move with a measured pace, a reflection of the land itself, where change comes not in sudden bursts but in a gradual, enduring transformation.
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| Location | Vail, Blair County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.705617°N, 78.210846°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16686 |
| 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 Vail, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Vail, 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 Vail includes coordinates 40.705617°N, 78.210846°W, situated in Blair County. ZIP code 16686. 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.
