Weather Discovery Center to Close to General Public through March 28
In response to the Covid-19 virus outbreak and to help slow the spread of the virus, the Punxsutawney Weather Discovery Center will close to the general public beginning Monday, March 16 and continuing through Saturday, March 28. Group tours scheduled during this time...
First Commonwealth Contributes to Weather Discovery Center
As an Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) organization, the Weather Discovery Center is eligible to receive contributions from qualified businesses that can use the donations as a tax credit. As a business participant in the EITC program, First Commonwealth Bank...
Safeguarding Our Visitors
The Board of Directors and staff of the Weather Discovery Center takes the well-being of our visitors very seriously. Therefore, we have taken extra measures to safeguard your health during your visit here. Near each exhibit there is hand sanitizer or sanitizer wipes....
Weird but True Weather Coming on March 28
Have you ever seen an odd looking cloud in the sky and wondered what it was? During a thunderstorm, have you witnessed a ball of lightning? Strange lights appear in the sky at times - what are they? Weird but True Weather will cover unique types of weather and...
Free Admission Saturday Kicks off Week of Giving at Weather Discovery Center
PUNXSUTAWNEY—March 16 -20 is the Week of Giving in Punxsutawney and the Weather Discovery Center is taking part beginning with Free Admission Saturday on March 14! Organized by the Punxsutawney Area Community Foundation in conjunction with Bridge Builders Community...
Learn About Light Program scheduled on Saturday, 2/29 is cancelled.
Due to lack of pre-registrations, the Learn About Light program scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 29 has been cancelled. To learn about our other upcoming programs, visit our web site. Light is all around us. But what exactly is it? Where does it come from? Does it affect...
New Exhibit Coming Soon!
We're excited to announce that a new exhibit will make its debut on the exhibit gallery floor of the Weather Discovery Center sometime in March! Its name--Pull Up Clouds--not only describes how you'll interact with the exhibit, but also what its content is. Clouds can...
Glow in the Dark Day is Coming on Feb. 15
Things that glow in the dark are pretty cool, right? That's why our Glow in the Dark Day is so much fun! We'll experiment with different ways to make different things glow, like bouncy balls, your fingernails, firefly jars and more! Glow in the Dark Day will mostly...
Hurricane Expert, Erik Salna, is 2020 Hall of Fame Inductee
Each Groundhog Day, the Punxsutawney Weather Discovery Center honors a scientist whose contributions have furthered the science of meteorology and broadcast meteorology by inducting him or her into the Meteorologist Hall of Fame. This year’s inductee is meteorologist...
Snow Day Saturday Coming on January 18
It's an annual event because it's SNOW much fun! Snow Day Saturday is January 18 from 1-3 p.m. Here's what we'll do: Snow relay racesSnowball gamesMake your own snow!Snow craftsBuild your own snowman interactive gameSnowball snack and hot chocolateOur annual famous...