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PENNSYLVANIA · FULTON COUNTY

Taylor

1,057 people, 1,090 ft above sea level in Fulton County.

1,090 ftElevation, city center
1,057People, 2024 estimate
33 sq miLand area
Clear 39°
Clear now Dew point 33° · WNW 22 mph · high 40°
City of Taylor River Interstate 2 miles
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The Taylor plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Taylor

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 6:00 PM EST
RIGHT NOW Altoona - Blair County Airport (KAOO) · 6:53 PM
Clear
39° Clear Feels like 29° · high of 40° near 7 PM
WindWNW 22 mphgusts 30
Humidity79%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.98 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 33° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 130.01 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Fulton County
NWS State College and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 7:21 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:56 AM4:57 PM ↓
10 h 0 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 27% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
18
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: 28, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 28 to 34°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 51° / 34°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
40° 33°
10% rain — WNW 13, gusts 28 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
46° 31°
0% rain — NNW 10 A
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
50° 27°
0% rain — NNW 7 A
TUE Nov. 17 Sunny Sunny
55° 27°
0% rain — W 2 A
WED Nov. 18 Sunny Sunny
60° 30°
0% rain — WSW 5 B
THU Nov. 19 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
63° 36°
0% rain — WSW 5 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
63° 37°
0% rain — WNW 5 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Taylor about 5,000 feet above the ground was over British Columbia three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 2,620 miles back along its path. It came down from about 11,300 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from the Canadian Prairies; at 10,000 feet, from a point about 3,540 miles to the west. It feels dry all the same. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Taylor stands on

Taylor’s center stands about 1,090 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 850 ft to 1,910 ft, a difference of 1,060 ft: steep hill country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Big Mountain, about 2,460 ft, 11 miles southeast.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Catskill Formation (sandstone, siltstone, shale), from the Late Devonian, 359 to 384 million years old.

The section below crosses 17 rock units mapped at the surface.

Hopewell to Metal, cut in half

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
1,000 ft1,500 ft2,000 ft TAYLOR1,090 ftRiddlesburg Mountain1,660 ftBroad Top1,630 ftDublin880 ftLow point710 ft ← NW · HopewellMetal · SE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 11×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Catskill Formation

Sandstone, siltstone, shale. Age: Late Devonian, 359 to 384 million years old. About 4 mi of the line.

Mauch Chunk Formation

Shale, siltstone, sandstone. Age: Carboniferous, 324 to 359 million years old. About 4 mi of the line.

Conemaugh Group

Shale. Age: Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old. About 2 mi of the line.

Martinsburg Formation

Shale. Age: Ordovician, 445 to 487 million years old. About 2 mi of the line.

Allegheny Formation

Sandstone. Age: Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old. About 2 mi of the line.

Pottsville Formation

Sandstone, conglomerate. Age: Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old. About 1 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale. 11 smaller units along the line are not listed.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.
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THE WATER

Where Taylor’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Taylor reaches Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean by way of Elders Branch, Wooden Bridge Creek, Sideling Hill Creek, Aughwick Creek, the Juniata and the Susquehanna: about 210 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Taylor≈ 210 mi · Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean
FROM THE CENTER OF TAYLOR ≈ 210 mi to Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean Elders Branch → Wooden Bridge Creek → Sideling Hill Creek → Aughwick Creek → Juniata → Susquehanna

Lake on the way: Lake Aldred.

80 miles of the trip are on the Juniata.

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Taylor; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Taylor on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Altoona PA · 35 MI 35 miles northwest Hagerstown MD · 35 MI 35 miles southeast Baltimore MD · 94 MI 94 miles southeast Washington DC · 98 MI 98 miles southeast Pittsburgh PA · 104 MI 104 miles west Philadelphia PA · 155 MI 155 miles east
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PENNSYLVANIA · FULTON

Taylor

1,057 people, 1,090 ft above sea level in Fulton County.

1,090 ftElevation
1,057People
33 sq miLand
Clear 39°
ClearDew point 33°
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Today in Taylor

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy night 40° 4%
10p mostly cloudy night 38° 6%
1a partly cloudy night 35° 1%
4a mostly cloudy night 34° 1%
7a overcast 34° 3%
10a mostly cloudy day 41° 1%
Clear
NEXT RAINNone this week
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Taylor stands on

Taylor’s center stands about 1,090 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 850 ft to 1,910 ft, a difference of 1,060 ft: steep hill country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Big Mountain, about 2,460 ft, 11 miles southeast.

Taylor, northwest to southeast Taylor1,090 ftRiddlesburg Mountain1,660 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 21×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center1,090 ft
Within 3 miles850 to 1,910 ft
Lie of the landSteep hill country (1,060 ft of relief)
High point nearbyBig Mountain, 2,460 ft, 11 mi southeast
Rock at the surfaceCatskill Formation
Its ageLate Devonian, 359 to 384 million years old
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Where the rain goes

≈ 210 mito the AtlanticElders Branch → Wooden Bridge Creek → Sideling Hill Creek → Aughwick Creek → Juniata → Susquehanna

A raindrop that lands in Taylor reaches Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean by way of Elders Branch, Wooden Bridge Creek, Sideling Hill Creek, Aughwick Creek, the Juniata and the Susquehanna: about 210 river miles.

Lake on the way: Lake Aldred.

80 miles of the trip are on the Juniata.