Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Altoona - Blair County Airport (KAOO)

Lat: 40.3°NLon: 78.32°WElev: 1467ft.

A Few Clouds

51°F

11°C

Humidity	61%
Wind Speed	N 13 G 18 mph
Barometer	29.98 in (1015.4 mb)
Dewpoint	38°F (3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	46°F (8°C)
Last update	21 Mar 11:53 am EDT

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Extended Forecast for

Altoona PA

This Afternoon
High: 61 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 47 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 77 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Severe
Thunderstorms
Sunday Night
Low: 38 °F
Severe
Thunderstorms
then Rain
Monday
High: 47 °F
Rain Likely
then Mostly
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 26 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 51 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 33 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 54 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Light west wind.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

Sunday

A chance of rain and thunderstorms after 2pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night

Rain and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe. Low around 38. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday

Rain likely before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 51.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Thursday

A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 30%.