Cohoes, New York Weather
Cohoes, 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 for Cohoes, Albany County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Cohoes. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Cohoes is published on the Albany International Airport (KALB) page, 9 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 Cohoes 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 Cohoes: Schenectady County Airport (KSCH) 21 km · Saratoga County Airport (K5B2) 34 km · Garnseys Airport (KB04) 34 km · William H Morse State Airport (KDDH) 39 km · Harriman and West Airport (KAQW) 44 km
Conditions reported at KALB describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cohoes specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Cohoes, New York
Cohoes rises from the confluence of powerful waters, its very being shaped by the relentless flow of the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers. It lies 3.2 miles north of Troy, NY (from Troy, NY: bearing 352°T), and is situated 8.9 miles north-north-east of Albany. The land here is a study in contrasts, where the steep incline of the escarpment, a geological drama of ancient rock, gives way to the flatter, more settled terrain along the riverbanks. This dramatic elevation offers vistas, especially as the sun begins its descent, casting long shadows that stretch across the industrial remnants and the newer residential streets, painting the sky with hues of ochre and bruised plum. The air, especially after a rain, carries the damp scent of earth and river, a constant reminder of the natural forces that have sculpted Cohoes. The story of Cohoes is inextricably bound to the power of water, harnessed first by mills and then by factories that once defined its economic heart. The mighty falls of the Cohoes, a spectacle now largely diminished but still a whispered legend, fueled an era of industrial might, particularly in textiles, making the city a significant hub of manufacturing. This past echoes in the sturdy brick buildings that still stand, silent witnesses to the sweat and ingenuity of generations who worked the looms and powered the machinery. Today, while the grand industrial age has receded, the spirit of enterprise persists, adapting to new economies, and the city continues to draw strength from its strategic position at the crossroads of vital waterways, a place that has always understood the value of connection and flow.
Live animated radar for Cohoes 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 | Cohoes, Albany County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.774245°N, 73.700119°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12047 |
| Area Code | 518 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cohoes, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cohoes, 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 Cohoes includes coordinates 42.774245°N, 73.700119°W, situated in Albany County. ZIP code 12047. Telephone area code: 518. 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.
