Blue Mountain Lake, New York Weather
Blue Mountain 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 Blue Mountain Lake, Hamilton County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Blue Mountain Lake. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Blue Mountain Lake is published on the Piseco Airport (KK09) page, 45 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. 2 airfields within reach of Blue Mountain 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 Blue Mountain Lake: Lake Placid Airport (KLKP) 60 km
Conditions reported at KK09 describe the airfield itself. Weather 45 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Blue Mountain Lake specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Blue Mountain Lake.
About Blue Mountain Lake, New York
Blue Mountain Lake lies cradled by the Adirondack Mountains, its waters a deep, reflective sapphire mirroring the towering peaks that give it its name. It lies 53.1 miles north-west of Queensbury, NY (from Queensbury, NY: bearing 309°T), and is situated 9.9 miles west-north-west of Indian Lake. The landscape here is a wild, verdant embrace of dense evergreen forests, their dark boughs reaching towards a sky that shifts from the brilliant azure of midday to the bruised purples of twilight. Jagged granite outcroppings, remnants of ancient geological forces, punctuate the terrain, their rough textures softened by a mossy velvet. The air itself carries a crisp, pine-scented coolness, even in the height of summer, a constant reminder of the wilderness that surrounds Blue Mountain Lake. The history of Blue Mountain Lake is deeply intertwined with the Gilded Age and the rise of the Great Camps, grand wilderness retreats built by wealthy industrialists. These opulent lodges, many now part of the Adirondack Park, speak to a time when this remote locale was a coveted escape from the clamor of burgeoning cities. The local economy, while no longer dominated by logging and mining as it once was, still draws sustenance from the natural bounty. Tourism remains a vital thread, with visitors drawn to the lake’s pristine beauty for boating, fishing, and hiking, their presence a gentle hum against the prevailing quiet. The Adirondack Museum, a prominent landmark here, further illuminates the rich heritage of this mountain sanctuary, showcasing the lives and livelihoods of those who have called this place home.
Live animated radar for Blue Mountain 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 | Blue Mountain Lake, Hamilton County, New York |
| Coordinates | 43.855341°N, 74.443493°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12812 |
| Area Code | 845 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Blue Mountain Lake, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Blue Mountain 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 Blue Mountain Lake includes coordinates 43.855341°N, 74.443493°W, situated in Hamilton County. ZIP code 12812. Telephone area code: 845. 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.
