Westmont, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Westmont, Cambria County.
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Westmont unfolds across rolling hills, a landscape sculpted by ancient glaciers and softened by a persistent, verdant cloak. It lies 32.5 miles west-south-west of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 245°T), and is situated 1.7 miles west-south-west of Johnstown. The air here carries the damp scent of pine needles and the faint, mineral tang of the earth, especially after a rain, when the sky seems to press a little closer. Deep ravines cleave the terrain, their shadowed depths hinting at hidden streams, and the sturdy oaks and maples stand sentinel, their branches often laden with the quiet weight of snow in winter or heavy with leaves in the languid heat of summer. The horizon is a gentle curve, broken by the distant, hazy outlines of larger mountains, giving Westmont a sense of being both embraced and yet open to the wider world. The story of Westmont is deeply entwined with the coal seams that once pulsed beneath its surface, a legacy that shaped its early days and the hardy spirit of its people. Though the mines have largely fallen silent, the echoes of that era remain in the proud, unpretentious architecture and the enduring sense of community. The local economy now finds its footing in a more diversified path, with small businesses and service industries providing the steady hum of daily life. There’s a quiet pride in Westmont, a sense that its character is forged not in grand pronouncements, but in the everyday acts of tending gardens, sharing conversation on front porches, and the simple, enduring beauty of its natural surroundings, especially as the late afternoon sun casts long, golden shadows across the valley.
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| Location | Westmont, Cambria County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.31563°N, 78.951693°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16601, 17046, 15905 |
| 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 Westmont, 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 Westmont includes coordinates 40.315630°N, 78.951693°W, situated in Cambria County. ZIP code 16601, 17046, 15905. 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.