Ballston Lake, New York Weather
Ballston Lake, 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 Ballston Lake, Saratoga County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Ballston Lake. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Ballston Lake is published on the Schenectady County Airport (KSCH) page, 8 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. 6 airfields within reach of Ballston Lake 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 Ballston Lake: Saratoga County Airport (K5B2) 16 km · Albany International Airport (KALB) 19 km · Garnseys Airport (KB04) 29 km · Heber Airpark (K30) 36 km · Fulton County Airport (KNY0) 39 km
Conditions reported at KSCH describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ballston Lake specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ballston Lake.
About Ballston Lake, New York
Ballston Lake rests in a shallow basin, its surface often a mirror to the sky, reflecting the gentle rise and fall of the surrounding hills. It lies 5.9 miles west-north-west of Clifton Park, NY (from Clifton Park, NY: bearing 303°T), and is situated 7.6 miles north-north-east of Schenectady. The land here is a patchwork of weathered barns and stoic farmhouses, their paint faded by seasons of sun and snow, standing sentinel over fields that roll toward the horizon. The air, especially in the late afternoon when the sun slants low, carries the scent of damp earth and the distant hum of cicadas, a quiet symphony of summer. Along the water's edge, reeds rustle in the breeze, their slender forms bending with a patient grace, a testament to the persistent flow of life that defines this tranquil landscape. The history of Ballston Lake is etched into the very soil, a story of agricultural ambition and shifting economies. Once a hub for dairy farming, the land still bears the marks of that robust past, with fertile fields that now often give way to the quietude of suburban sprawl, blurring the lines between country and town. The lake itself, a modest but cherished waterway, has long been a focal point for local life, its shores dotted with modest cottages and docks that come alive with the laughter of families in the warmer months. Its character is one of enduring, unassuming beauty, a place where the past whispers in the rustling leaves and the present unfolds with a gentle, predictable rhythm.
Live animated radar for Ballston Lake 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 | Ballston Lake, Saratoga County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.911743°N, 73.868178°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12019 |
| Area Code | 518 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ballston Lake, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ballston Lake, 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 Ballston Lake includes coordinates 42.911743°N, 73.868178°W, situated in Saratoga County. ZIP code 12019. Telephone area code: 518. 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.
