Free Class Teaches How to become a NWS Weather Spotter
Are you a weather watcher? Do you check the skies often when storms are approaching? Are you fascinated by the science of weather? Would you like to perform a public service? Then you might be a candidate to become a SKYWARN® weather spotter!...
April and early May feature Girl Scout Programming
April is a big month for Girl Scouts at the Weather Discovery Center. We kick our programming off on Saturday, April 13 with the Daisy Flower Garden Journey Day. On that day, from 9 a.m. through noon, Girl Scout Daisies can complete the three parts of the Daisy Flower...
Free Admission Saturday Kicks off Week of Giving
March 18 - 22 is the Week of Giving in Punxsutawney and the Weather Discovery Center is taking part beginning with Free Admission Saturday! Organized by the Punxsutawney Area Community Foundation in conjunction with Bridge Builders Community Foundations (BBCF), the...
Coming soon … Terrifying Twisters!
Spring will soon be here and along with it -- tornado season. The more you know about the awesome power of a twister, the better off you'll be. On Saturday, March 30 from 10 a.m. - noon, kids ages kindergarten through sixth can learn about the natural phenomenon of a...
New Exhibit Now Open
Just before our Groundhog Day celebration, our newest exhibit made its debut. The Precipitation Puzzler teaches visitors about four aspects of precipitation: raindrops, snowflakes, hailstones, and cumulonimbus clouds. How it works: Visitors attempt to assemble four...
Weather Discovery Center to present stage show at Indiana County’s Family Fun Fest
A popular event at the end of winter in neighboring Indiana County is the Family Fun Fest held each year at the Indiana Mall. This year's date is Saturday, March 2 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. For the past two years, the Weather Discovery Center has participated in Family...
Glow in the Dark Day Coming Feb. 23!
It's all about the glow during our annual Glow in the Dark Day coming on Saturday, Feb. 23 from 10 a.m. - noon. Join us for lots of glowing fun with some science thrown in as well! What will you do on Glow in the Dark Day? You'll blow glow bubbles, get creative...
Weather Discovery Center to be closed week of February 4, 2019
Due to additional construction for a second new exhibit, the Weather Discovery Center will be closed from Monday, Feb. 4 - Saturday, Feb. 9. We will reopen on Monday, Feb. 11 at 10 a.m. On Jan. 28, the first of two new exhibits--the Precipitation Puzzler-- was...
Groundhog Day Celebration 2019
Groundhog Day is almost here and the Weather Discovery Center is ready to welcome you! Being witness to Punxsutawney Phil making his annual prognostication in the early morning hours of February 2 is a unique, small town experience that everyone should have in their...
The Weather Channel’s Carfagno to Join Colleagues in Hall of Fame
PUNXSUTAWNEY—Every year since 2011 Meteorologist Jen Carfagno has covered Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney for The Weather Channel and has been on hand for the inductions of two of her colleagues into the Punxsutawney Weather Discovery Center’s Meteorologist Hall of...