Copake, New York Weather
Copake, 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 Copake, Columbia County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Copake. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Copake is published on the Walter J. Koladza Airport (KGBR) page, 15 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 Copake 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 Copake: Columbia County Airport (K1B1) 25 km · Kingston-Ulster Airport (K20N) 37 km · Pittsfield Municipal Airport (KPSF) 42 km · Freehold Airport (K1I5) 51 km · Dutchess County Airport (KPOU) 60 km
Conditions reported at KGBR describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Copake specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Copake.
About Copake, New York
Copake unfolds across rolling hills and fertile farmland, a landscape sculpted by the ancient pulse of glaciers and the slow work of rivers. It lies 23.7 miles south-west of Berkshires, MA (from Berkshires, MA: bearing 233°T), and is situated 5.4 miles south-south-west of Hillsdale. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and distant pine, a subtle perfume that clings to the winding country roads. Fields of corn and soy stretch towards the horizon, their stalks rustling secrets in the breeze, while stands of mature oak and maple punctuate the gentler slopes, their leaves catching the afternoon sun in shifting patterns of gold and green. The Copake Kill, a modest but persistent waterway, meanders through the valley, its banks often lined with the quiet dignity of cattails and the occasional flash of a kingfisher. The history of Copake is written in its agricultural roots, a legacy of hardworking families who cleared the land and coaxed sustenance from its soil. For generations, dairy farms were the lifeblood of Copake, their silos standing as proud monuments to a bygone era, and though the landscape has shifted, the spirit of the agrarian persists in the smaller farms and roadside stands that still offer the fruits of the season. The town's economy, while diversified now, retains echoes of that past, with a quiet hum of local businesses serving the surrounding populace. A distinctive character is found in the unpretentious charm of its hamlets and the way time seems to stretch a little longer here, allowing for the unhurried rhythm of daily life to unfold under the wide, open skies of Columbia County.
Live animated radar for Copake 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 | Copake, Columbia County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.103424°N, 73.550121°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12516 |
| Area Code | 845 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Copake, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Copake, 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 Copake includes coordinates 42.103424°N, 73.550121°W, situated in Columbia County. ZIP code 12516. 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. 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.
