Dunkirk, New York Weather
Dunkirk, 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 Dunkirk, Chautauqua County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Dunkirk. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Dunkirk is published on the Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport (KDKK) 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. 3 airfields within reach of Dunkirk 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 Dunkirk: Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport (KJHW) 37 km · Pratt's Eastern Divide Airport (KD88) 47 km
Conditions reported at KDKK describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Dunkirk specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Dunkirk, New York
Dunkirk rests on the southern shores of Lake Erie, a place where the vastness of the water meets the gentle roll of the land. It lies 26.9 miles north of Jamestown, NY (from Jamestown, NY: bearing 349°T), and is situated 6.5 miles north-north-east of Pomfret. The shoreline, a mosaic of pebbled beaches and weathered piers, often catches the soft, diffused light of the Great Lakes, painting the sky in muted blues and grays. Beyond the immediate waterfront, the terrain rises into rolling hills, their slopes often quilted with fields of corn and soybeans, their green hushed under the wide, open sky. The air here, especially when the wind blows off the lake, carries a clean, cool scent, a constant reminder of the immense body of water that defines its western edge. The history of Dunkirk is deeply intertwined with the lake that laps at its feet. Once a bustling port and a significant stop on the railroad lines that crisscrossed the nation, Dunkirk’s economy has seen shifts, from its early days as a shipping hub to its more recent focus on manufacturing and agriculture. The remnants of its industrial past can still be glimpsed in the sturdy brick buildings that line some of its older streets, hinting at the grit and enterprise that built this lakeside settlement. Today, life in Dunkirk moves with a steady, unhurried cadence, a rhythm set by the seasons and the enduring presence of the lake, a place that has weathered many changes while holding fast to its character.
Live animated radar for Dunkirk 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 | Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.479502°N, 79.333932°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 14048 |
| Area Code | 716 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dunkirk, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dunkirk, 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 Dunkirk includes coordinates 42.479502°N, 79.333932°W, situated in Chautauqua County. ZIP code 14048. Telephone area code: 716. 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.
