Barnum Island, New York Weather
Barnum Island, 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 for Barnum Island, Nassau County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Barnum Island. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Barnum Island is published on the John F. Kennedy International Airport (KJFK) 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. 6 airfields within reach of Barnum Island 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 Barnum Island: Republic Airport (KFRG) 24 km · LaGuardia Airport (KLGA) 27 km · Teterboro Airport (KTEB) 44 km · Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) 45 km · Long Island MacArthur Airport (KISP) 50 km
Conditions reported at KJFK describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Barnum Island specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Barnum Island, New York
Barnum Island rises from the flat embrace of the South Shore, a low-lying sliver of land where the salt air tangles with the scent of marsh grass. It lies 1.3 miles north-north-east of Long Beach, NY (from Long Beach, NY: bearing 33°T), and is situated 10.0 miles south of North Hempstead. Its terrain is a study in subtle gradients, a gentle swell that barely breaks the horizon, punctuated by the occasional cluster of weathered homes and the skeletal remains of piers reaching into the shallow, tea-colored waters. Here, the sky feels vast and close, a canvas for migrating birds and the ever-shifting moods of the Atlantic. The sand, fine and pale, whispers underfoot, and the water, a cool, inviting presence, laps at the shore with a steady, comforting rhythm. Even on a windless day, a faint tremor of the ocean’s breath seems to stir the reeds and rustle the leaves of the scattered, salt-tolerant trees. Historically, Barnum Island's character has been shaped by its intimate connection to the sea and its humble beginnings. Once a more substantial landmass, erosion has whittled it down, leaving a resilient community that has learned to live with the ebb and flow of the tides. The local economy, though modest, has long revolved around the bounty of the surrounding waters – fishing and clamming have provided sustenance and livelihood for generations. More recently, the island has found a quiet niche as a haven for those seeking a more unhurried existence, a place where the frantic pulse of the mainland feels a world away. The distinctive clam shacks and weathered bait and tackle shops, their paint peeling like sun-baked skin, are not mere relics but living testaments to a way of life that values hard work, community, and the enduring allure of the coast.
Live animated radar for Barnum Island 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 | Barnum Island, Nassau County, New York |
| Coordinates | 40.604548°N, 73.644019°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 11558 |
| Area Code | 516 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Barnum Island, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Barnum Island, 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 Barnum Island includes coordinates 40.604548°N, 73.644019°W, situated in Nassau County. ZIP code 11558. Telephone area code: 516. 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.
