Captree, New York Weather
Captree, 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 Captree, Suffolk County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Captree. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Captree is published on the Republic Airport (KFRG) page, 16 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 Captree 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 Captree: Long Island MacArthur Airport (KISP) 21 km · Brookhaven Calabro Airport (KHWV) 38 km · John F. Kennedy International Airport (KJFK) 44 km · Lufker Airport (K49N) 47 km · LaGuardia Airport (KLGA) 54 km
Conditions reported at KFRG describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Captree specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Captree.
About Captree, New York
Captree is a place where the land surrenders itself to the sea, a sliver of Suffolk County that breathes salt and wind. It lies 4.9 miles south-south-east of West Islip, NY (from West Islip, NY: bearing 149°T), and is situated 6.4 miles south-south-west of Islip. Here, the Great South Bay stretches wide and blue, a shimmering expanse dotted with the hulls of pleasure craft, their masts like skeletal fingers reaching for the sky. The air, thick with the brine of the Atlantic just beyond, carries the cries of gulls and the distant thrum of engines, a constant reminder of the watery dominion that defines this locale. Low-lying dunes, sparsely tufted with sea grass, form a delicate, shifting barrier against the ocean's might, their sandy faces etched with the ceaseless caress of the breeze. The light, especially in the late afternoon, casts a golden haze over the marshes, transforming the reeds into burnished copper and painting the water with streaks of rose and violet. This coastal outpost, Captree, has long been a nexus for those who seek fortune on the waves. Its history is inextricably linked to the bounty of the sea, a tradition that continues to shape its economy. Charter fishing fleets, their decks worn smooth by decades of service, still ply the waters, their captains possessing an inherited knowledge of the tides and the habits of the deep. The scent of fried seafood and freshly caught fish hangs perpetually in the air near the marinas, a testament to the enduring allure of the ocean's larder. The causeway that leads to Captree State Park, a marvel of engineering that stitches this island fragment to the mainland, itself feels like a gateway to a different kind of existence, one dictated by the ebb and flow of the tides and the timeless call of the horizon.
Live animated radar for Captree 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 | Captree, Suffolk County, New York |
| Coordinates | 40.6449°N, 73.2575°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 11702 |
| Area Code | 516 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Captree, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Captree, 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 Captree includes coordinates 40.644900°N, 73.257500°W, situated in Suffolk County. ZIP code 11702. 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.
