Walston, Pennsylvania Weather
Walston, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Walston, Jefferson County.
Full aviation weather for Walston is published on the Punxsutawney Municipal Airport (KN35) page, 5 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. 5 airfields within reach of Walston 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 Walston: DuBois Regional Airport (KDUJ) 25 km · Indiana County–Jimmy Stewart Airport (KIDI) 38 km · Clarion County Airport (KAXQ) 47 km · Clearfield Lawrence Airport (KFIG) 50 km
Conditions reported at KN35 describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Walston specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Walston.
About Walston, Pennsylvania
Walston lies cradled by rolling terrain, a place where the verdant hills of Jefferson County softly embrace a quiet settlement. It lies 44.0 miles north-west of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 315°T), and is situated 1.9 miles north-west of Punxsutawney. The landscape here is a gentle mosaic of mature woodlands, their canopies a deep, resonant green, interspersed with fields that catch the sun in broad, golden swathes. Narrow country lanes, often edged with the wild grace of Queen Anne's Lace and Queen of the Prairie in their season, wind their way through this terrain, leading to homesteads that seem to have grown organically from the earth. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a clean, crisp scent, tinged with the dampness of dew-kissed leaves and the faint, sweet perfume of distant pine. The very character of Walston is one of understated resilience, a quiet strength found in its enduring connection to the land. The history of Walston is deeply intertwined with the rich mineral veins that once pulsed beneath its surface. Coal mining was the lifeblood of this region for generations, shaping its economy and the very sinews of its community. Though the deep mines have long since fallen silent, the echoes of that industrial past remain, not as a burden, but as a layer of character, a testament to the grit and determination of those who worked the earth. This legacy has given way to a more measured pace of life, where local businesses, often family-run, serve as vital hubs, fostering a sense of continuity. The surrounding woodlands, once a source of timber, now offer a different kind of bounty, inviting quiet exploration and a reconnection with the natural world that has always been Walston's truest, most enduring asset.
Live animated radar for Walston 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 | Walston, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.965064°N, 78.994756°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15781 |
| 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 Walston, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Walston, 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 Walston includes coordinates 40.965064°N, 78.994756°W, situated in Jefferson County. ZIP code 15781. 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.
