Alma, New York Weather
Alma, New York — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Alma, Allegany County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Alma. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Alma is published on the Wellsville Municipal Airport - Tarantine Field (KELZ) page, 12 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 4 airfields within reach of Alma have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Alma: Cattaraugus County-Olean Airport (KOLE) 36 km · Hornell Municipal Airport (KHTF) 51 km · Bradford Regional Airport (KBFD) 54 km
Conditions reported at KELZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Alma specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Alma.
About Alma, New York
Alma lies cradled in a valley where the land rises in a series of rolling hills, their slopes often softened by the deep green of mature forests. It lies 60.7 miles east of Jamestown, NY (from Jamestown, NY: bearing 95°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south-west of Wellsville. The air here carries a clean, cool scent, especially after a rain, hinting at the abundant deciduous woods that cloak the surrounding terrain. Small streams, born from the higher ground, thread their way through pastures and fields, their gentle murmur a constant counterpoint to the rustle of leaves. The sky above Alma often stretches wide and luminous, particularly in the late afternoon when the setting sun casts long, golden shadows that paint the hillsides in hues of amber and rose. The history of Alma is intertwined with the fertile land and the industry it once supported, though the echoes of that past are now quieter. Early settlers were drawn to the region's potential for agriculture, establishing farms that still dot the landscape, their weathered barns standing as quiet witnesses to generations of labor. The local economy, once more robust with farming and perhaps small-scale timber operations, has since adapted, with many residents finding work in neighboring communities or pursuing opportunities closer to home. A distinctive quietude pervades Alma, a sense of lives lived at a measured pace, where the changing seasons still dictate much of the daily rhythm, and the enduring beauty of the natural world remains a primary, unspoken attraction.
Live animated radar for Alma and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Alma, Allegany County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.012567°N, 78.057783°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 14708 |
| Area Code | 607 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Alma, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alma, New York, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Alma includes coordinates 42.012567°N, 78.057783°W, situated in Allegany County. ZIP code 14708. Telephone area code: 607. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
