Colonie, New York Weather
Colonie, 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 Colonie, Albany County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Colonie.
About Colonie, New York
Colonie sprawls across a landscape that remembers its glacial past, a gentle undulation of terrain where the clear waters of the Hudson River, and its smaller tributaries like the Normans Kill, have shaped the land over millennia. It lies 4.1 miles east-north-east of Guilderland, NY (from Guilderland, NY: bearing 77°T), and is situated 6.0 miles north-west of Albany. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a crispness that hints at the coming autumn, a subtle sweetness mingling with the distant hum of traffic and the rustle of leaves in the mature oak and maple trees that line many of its older streets. Residential neighborhoods give way to commercial strips, a patchwork of modern development that nevertheless retains pockets of quietude, where manicured lawns and the murmur of sprinklers offer a peaceful counterpoint to the broader activity of this expansive locality. The history of Colonie is deeply intertwined with the agricultural traditions of the region, its fertile soil once supporting prosperous farms that fed the growing populations of Albany and beyond. While much of that agrarian character has yielded to suburban growth and a robust commercial and industrial base, the echoes of its past remain, visible in the enduring names of roads and the occasional preserved farmhouse standing sentinel against the tide of progress. Today, Colonie thrives as a hub of commerce and innovation, home to significant retail centers, a vital transportation network, and a diverse workforce drawn from its own population and the surrounding capital region. The presence of Siena College adds a youthful intellectual energy, while the proximity to state government and major industries ensures a dynamic, ever-evolving character for Colonie, a place that balances its historical roots with a forward-looking embrace of opportunity.
Live animated radar for Colonie 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.
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| Location | Colonie, Albany County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.717856°N, 73.833455°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12205 |
| Area Code | 518 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Colonie, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Colonie, 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 Colonie includes coordinates 42.717856°N, 73.833455°W, situated in Albany County. ZIP code 12205. Telephone area code: 518. Timezone: Eastern Time.
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.
