Observed 9:05 PM EDT at KAOO

Blue Knob, PA weather

Clear and 45°7°.

Forecasts agree

Now 45°7°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the south. 35–5 mph8 km/h through 9 AM
Dew point: 30°−1°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 34Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.52 inHg1034 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° cooler than this time yesterday (48°9° then, 44°7° now)

Good hours for

Low 36°2° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 59°15° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below 50°10° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 37°3° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 50°10° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 59°15° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 41°5° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 62°17° by 3 PM · Clear
Monday nightDown to 53°12° by 8 PM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 9p	Clear	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	39°4° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	39°4° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	36°2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	34°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	36°2° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	33°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	85%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	36°2° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	33°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	37°3° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	34°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	85%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	71%	0%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	63%	4%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	59%	0%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	49%	0%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	45%	1%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	45%	1%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	44%	1%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	45%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	50%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	68%	11%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	73%	18%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	76%	34%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	79%	41%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	43°6° (likely 38°3° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	76%	25%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	42°6° (likely 37°3° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	79%	36%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	42°6° (likely 36°2° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	79%	1%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	42°6° (likely 35°2° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	79%	39%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	41°5° (likely 34°1° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	82%	8%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	41°5° (likely 34°1° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	82%	17%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	40°4° (likely 34°1° to 46°8°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	85%	17%	0
Mon 7a	Partly cloudy	40°4° (likely 35°2° to 46°8°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	89%	50%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 36°2° to 47°8°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	89%	11%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	82%	11%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	74%	8%	1
Mon 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	62%	0%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	57%	1%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	53%	2%	4
Mon 2p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	51%	5%	4
Mon 3p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	50%	1%	3
Mon 4p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	50%	3%	3
Mon 5p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	50%	2%	1
Mon 6p	Clear	59°15° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	55%	2%	0
Mon 7p	Clear	56°13° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	62%	1%	0
Mon 8p	Clear	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	69%	1%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 55°13°, low 36°2°. Typical 60°16° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Areas of frost after 5am. Clear, with a low around 36. South wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
54°12°–55°13°
Low, likely
32°0°–37°3°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 41°5°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 59°15°, low 40°4°. Typical 59°15° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Areas of frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 59. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
57°14°–59°15°
Low, likely
32°0°–40°4°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 63°17°, low 45°7°. Typical 59°15° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–63°17°
Low, likely
33°1°–45°7°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 40°4°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 61°16°, low 42°6°. Typical 58°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 44°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Low, likely
42°6°–45°7°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 58°14°, low 44°7°. Typical 58°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Low, likely
39°4°–44°7°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
37°3°–48°9°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 67°19°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
39°4°–50°10°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 39°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 57°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–66°19°
Low, likely
37°3°–50°10°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 48°9°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  50% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–66°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 53°12°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Rain 0.38 in9.7 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 38 mph62 km/h
UV peak
3

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 55°, low 36°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 59°, low 40°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 63°, low 45°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 58–67°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (CTP) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Raystown Branch Juniata River at Saxton

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.7 ft
Flow: 256 cfs

Forecast peak 1.7 ft Sun 2 AM

Reading from Sat 8 PM · NWS gauge page

Frankstown Branch Juniata River at Williamsburg

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 194 cfs

Forecast peak 3.0 ft Sun 2 AM

Reading from Sat 8:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Little Conemaugh River at East Conemaugh

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.3 ft
Flow: 198 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Conemaugh River at Johnstown

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft
Flow: 638 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 69% less heating than a typical week.

This week 34Typical 111

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 27
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 10 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 30°F).

Open the windows?

Mon, 1:00 PM–5:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Altoona Blair County Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1948–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 5°3° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−3°−2°MonOct 19
−1°TueOct 20
−2°−1°WedOct 21
−2°−1°ThuOct 22
−1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Blue Knob weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 46 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 29 min less
Golden hour: 5:43–6:38 PM; Morning 7:17–8:12 AM
Blue hour: 6:38–6:49 PM; Morning 7:07–7:17 AM; first light 7:07 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 9:33 PM–7:08 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:46 AM · rises 5:18 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Blue Knob. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,000 ft, 4 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Blue Knob, PA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Raystown Branch Juniata River at Saxton

Frankstown Branch Juniata River at Williamsburg

Little Conemaugh River at East Conemaugh

Conemaugh River at Johnstown

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon