Bear Mountain, New York Weather
Bear Mountain, 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 Bear Mountain, Rockland County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Bear Mountain. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Bear Mountain is published on the Dutchess County Airport (KPOU) page, 36 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 Bear Mountain 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 Bear Mountain: Westchester County Airport (KHPN) 36 km · Danbury Municipal Airport (KDXR) 43 km · Candlelight Farms Airport (K11N) 52 km
Conditions reported at KPOU describe the airfield itself. Weather 36 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bear Mountain specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bear Mountain.
About Bear Mountain, New York
Bear Mountain rises, a formidable shoulder of ancient rock, from the sinuous embrace of the Hudson River. It lies 4.0 miles west-north-west of Peekskill, NY (from Peekskill, NY: bearing 298°T), and is situated 9.4 miles east of Kiryas Joel. Its slopes, cloaked in the deep green of hardwood forests, are etched with the trails that spiral towards its summit, offering glimpses of the wide, pewter-colored water below. Jagged outcrops of gneiss, smoothed by millennia of wind and ice, punctuate the dense canopy, their surfaces catching the diffused light of a hazy afternoon. The air here carries the cool, damp scent of loam and pine needles, a perpetual reminder of the mountain's enduring wildness, even as the distant hum of traffic signals its proximity to human endeavors. This sentinel of the Highlands has long been a place of passage and contemplation, its history intertwined with the very flow of the Hudson. Long before it became a celebrated state park, the Lenni Lenape people knew its trails and springs, their presence whispered in the wind that rustles through the oaks. Later, it witnessed the strategic movements of armies during the Revolution, a silent guardian of vital waterways. Today, its economy is largely shaped by the allure of its natural beauty, drawing visitors for hiking, picnicking, and simply breathing in the restorative atmosphere. The iconic stone Perkins Memorial Tower, a beacon atop the mountain, offers panoramic vistas that stretch across the river and into the rolling countryside, a silent testament to the enduring appeal of Bear Mountain.
Live animated radar for Bear Mountain 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 | Bear Mountain, Rockland County, New York |
| Coordinates | 41.3176°N, 73.989°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 10911 |
| Area Code | 914 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bear Mountain, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bear Mountain, 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 Bear Mountain includes coordinates 41.317600°N, 73.989000°W, situated in Rockland County. ZIP code 10911. Telephone area code: 914. 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.
