Altoona, Pennsylvania Weather Forecast
Today in Altoona: partly cloudy with a high near 63°F and a low around 50°F. Rain chance 10%. Best chance of rain is Friday at 51%. Highs run 50 to 76°F through Wednesday.
Forecast updated 4:05 PM EDT, Oct 15
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7-Day Forecast for Altoona
Today 10/15
63°/50°
10%
Fri 10/16
76°/52°
51%
Sat 10/17
50°/37°
21%
Sun 10/18
58°/32°
2%
Mon 10/19
63°/36°
5%
Tue 10/20
66°/40°
2%
Wed 10/21
66°/43°
1%
Next 24 Hours
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| Temp | 63° | 63° | 63° | 61° | 58° | 57° | 57° | 57° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 57° | 57° | 58° | 59° | 60° | 62° | 65° | 70° | 74° | 75° | 76° | 75° | 71° |
| Rain | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 8% | 4% | 8% | 17% | 17% | 21% | 36% | 36% | 32% | 19% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 6% | 11% | 22% | 38% | 51% |
| Wind | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | W 15 | W 15 |
Growing Conditions
Growing degree days
3,238
since Apr 1, base 50°F
Rain, last 30 days
3.39 in
model analysis
Rain, year to date
41.17 in
since Jan 1
2-inch soil temperature
68°F
yesterday, daily average
Reference ET, last 7 days
0.71 in
FAO-56 grass reference
Through Oct 14. Season totals use model analysis for this point and update every morning.
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Current Stats & Observations
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About Altoona Weather
Altoona sits at about 1,165 feet above sea level in Blair County, Pennsylvania. About 74,829 people live in the Altoona area. Official forecasts and warnings for the area come from the National Weather Service CTP office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar site is KCCX. The city is in USDA plant hardiness zone 6b, where the coldest winter night typically falls between -5 to 0°F. Over the past ten years the last spring freeze has come around Apr 23 and the first fall freeze around Nov 8.
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