East Setauket, New York Weather
East Setauket, 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 East Setauket, Suffolk County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near East Setauket. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for East Setauket is published on the Long Island MacArthur Airport (KISP) page, 16 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 East Setauket 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 East Setauket: Brookhaven Calabro Airport (KHWV) 24 km · Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport (KBDR) 25 km · Lufker Airport (K49N) 32 km · Republic Airport (KFRG) 35 km · Tweed New Haven Airport (KHVN) 40 km
Conditions reported at KISP describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at East Setauket specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About East Setauket, New York
East Setauket unfolds along the northern shore of Long Island, a place where the land gently rolls towards the expansive waters of the Long Island Sound. It lies 5.7 miles north of Centereach, NY (from Centereach, NY: bearing 357°T), and is situated 7.7 miles north-east of Smithtown. Here, mature oak and maple trees cast dappled shadows over quiet lanes, their branches heavy with the damp, salty air that carries the scent of brine and distant pine. The terrain, a legacy of glacial sculpting, offers a varied, yet understated, topography, with modest rises and dips that define the neighborhoods and frame glimpses of the shimmering water. The character of East Setauket is one of settled quietude, a place where the day’s business seems to unfold with a soft, unhurried cadence, punctuated by the occasional cry of a gull or the distant hum of a boat engine. The history of East Setauket is deeply entwined with the maritime heritage of Long Island. Originally settled by farmers and fishermen drawn to its fertile soil and sheltered coves, the area retains echoes of its agrarian past in the remnants of stone walls and the enduring charm of older homesteads. The local economy, while diversified, still holds a connection to the water, with marinas and small businesses catering to recreational boating. A particular distinction of East Setauket is its proximity to the historic Stony Brook University, a hub of intellectual activity that lends a certain vibrancy to the surrounding landscape, attracting students and researchers and fostering a dynamic cultural exchange that subtly colors the more traditional, coastal character of East Setauket.
Live animated radar for East Setauket 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 | East Setauket, Suffolk County, New York |
| Coordinates | 40.941487°N, 73.105941°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 11733 |
| Area Code | 516 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This East Setauket, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for East Setauket, 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 East Setauket includes coordinates 40.941487°N, 73.105941°W, situated in Suffolk County. ZIP code 11733. Telephone area code: 516. 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.
