Branchport, New York — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Branchport, Yates County.
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Branchport unfurls itself along the western arm of a glacial lake, where the land gently slopes towards water that often mirrors the vast, changeable sky. It lies 32.3 miles west-north-west of Tompkins, NY (from Tompkins, NY: bearing 288°T), and is situated 6.7 miles south-west of Penn Yan. The air here carries a particular clarity, especially in the late afternoon, when sunlight, softened by the lingering haze of summer, seems to spill across the cultivated fields and the scattered farmsteads. Fields of corn, their stalks standing straight and proud, give way to orchards heavy with the promise of autumn, and the occasional weathered barn, its paint long surrendered to the elements, stands as a quiet sentinel against the rolling terrain. It is a place where the horizon feels both distant and intimately close, defined by the subtle undulations of the earth and the ever-present, breathing presence of the lake. The history of Branchport is deeply entwined with the bounty of this land and the deep waters it borders. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile soil and the promise of a livelihood from the lake, established a community that has always held a strong connection to agriculture and fishing. While grand industries never quite took root here, the local economy has found its enduring strength in the quiet productivity of family farms and the seasonal ebb and flow of tourism drawn to the lake's recreational offerings. The scent of ripening fruit often mingles with the faint, briny tang of the water, a subtle reminder of the dual nature of Branchport's sustenance, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of everyday life.
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| Location | Branchport, Yates County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.59868°N, 77.153862°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 14418 |
| Area Code | 585 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Branchport, New York, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Branchport includes coordinates 42.598680°N, 77.153862°W, situated in Yates County. ZIP code 14418. Telephone area code: 585. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.