Chelsea, New York Weather
Chelsea, 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 Chelsea, Richmond County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Chelsea. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Chelsea is published on the Linden Airport (KLDJ) page, 5 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 Chelsea 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 Chelsea: Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) 10 km · Morristown Municipal Airport (KMMU) 29 km · Teterboro Airport (KTEB) 30 km · Essex County Airport (KCDW) 31 km · Old Bridge Airport (K3N6) 33 km
Conditions reported at KLDJ describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Chelsea specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Chelsea.
About Chelsea, New York
Chelsea sits on the western edge of Staten Island, a place where the land gently slopes towards the Arthur Kill. It lies 2.4 miles north-east of Carteret, NJ (from Carteret, NJ: bearing 47°T), and is situated 6.4 miles south-east of Union County. Here, the air often carries a damp, saline tang, a constant reminder of the waterways that define its boundaries. The streets themselves are a mosaic of modest homes and small businesses, interspersed with pockets of surprisingly verdant scrub and mature trees that seem to have weathered generations. Sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, can cast a softened, almost hazy glow over the weathered clapboard and the occasional brick facade, lending a quiet dignity to the everyday. The sounds are a low hum of traffic, the distant cry of gulls, and the occasional rumble of a train, a gentle counterpoint to the stillness of the residential blocks. Originally part of the vast Dutch landholdings, Chelsea developed as a community tied to the maritime and industrial past of Staten Island. Its early economy was shaped by shipbuilding and the vital ferry services that connected this island borough to the mainland, a legacy hinted at in the names of some of its older streets. While those days of heavy industry have largely receded, a spirit of pragmatic resilience persists, visible in the independent shops and the steady, unpretentious rhythm of daily life. The Arthur Kill, once a bustling industrial artery, now offers a more tranquil prospect, its shores a place for quiet contemplation or a brisk walk, a reminder of the enduring relationship Chelsea has with the water and the land it calls home.
Live animated radar for Chelsea 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 | Chelsea, Richmond County, New York |
| Coordinates | 40.60066°N, 74.194866°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 10314, 12512 |
| Area Code | 718, 347, 929, 845 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Chelsea, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chelsea, 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 Chelsea includes coordinates 40.600660°N, 74.194866°W, situated in Richmond County. ZIP code 10314, 12512. Telephone area code: 718, 347, 929, 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.
