Copake Falls, New York Weather
Copake Falls, 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 Copake Falls, Columbia County.
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About Copake Falls, New York
Copake Falls rests in a hollow where the Taconic foothills begin their ascent, a place where the air carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles even on a dry afternoon. It lies 22.0 miles south-west of Berkshires, MA (from Berkshires, MA: bearing 233°T), and is situated 9.9 miles west-south-west of Great Barrington. The landscape here is a study in greens and grays, a mosaic of dense woodlands, broad meadows, and the insistent murmur of water. The falls themselves, though modest, are a constant presence, a tumbling cascade over weathered rock that shapes the very character of the place, carving out a verdant ravine where ferns unfurl in shaded dampness. The sky above Copake Falls often seems a vast, unblemished canvas, particularly in the late afternoon when a pale, buttery light softens the edges of the hills and stretches long shadows across the fields. This is a land of quiet persistence, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of life. The history of Copake Falls is deeply entwined with the power of its namesake water and the resources of the surrounding hills. For generations, iron ore mined from these slopes fueled furnaces, and the water provided the energy to drive the mills, leaving behind a legacy of industry etched into the land. Remnants of this past can still be felt, a quiet echo of a more robust era, though today the economy of Copake Falls has shifted. Tourism, drawn by the natural beauty of places like the Taconic State Park and the gentle allure of the falls themselves, now plays a significant role, alongside a scattering of small businesses and the enduring agricultural pulse of the surrounding countryside. The spirit of the place is one of resilience, a quiet adaptation to changing times, where the enduring charm of the landscape continues to draw people to its embrace.
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| Location | Copake Falls, Columbia County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.119535°N, 73.52512°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12517 |
| Area Code | 845 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Copake Falls, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Copake Falls, 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 Copake Falls includes coordinates 42.119535°N, 73.525120°W, situated in Columbia County. ZIP code 12517. Telephone area code: 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. 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.
