Elka Park, New York Weather
Elka Park, 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 Elka Park, Greene County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Elka Park. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Elka Park is published on the Freehold Airport (K1I5) page, 24 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. 4 airfields within reach of Elka Park 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 Elka Park: Kingston-Ulster Airport (K20N) 25 km · Columbia County Airport (K1B1) 40 km · Joseph Y Resnick Airport (KN89) 51 km
Conditions reported at K1I5 describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Elka Park specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Elka Park.
About Elka Park, New York
Elka Park unfolds as a verdant embrace at the foot of the Catskill Mountains, where the land rises in a series of forested slopes and rocky outcrops. It lies 34.0 miles north-north-west of Poughkeepsie, NY (from Poughkeepsie, NY: bearing 339°T), and is situated 3.1 miles east-north-east of Edgewood. Here, the air itself seems to hold a cool, damp scent, a perpetual whisper of pine needles and the distant murmur of unseen streams. Sunlight, when it pierces the dense canopy, falls in luminous shafts, illuminating patches of moss-covered stone and the intricate patterns of ferns unfurling from the rich, dark earth. The terrain demands a mindful step, a recognition of the ancient forces that shaped these contours, each gully and rise a subtle testament to their enduring power. The very character of Elka Park is one of quiet resilience, a place where nature's grandeur dictates the rhythm of existence, and human endeavor finds its place within its magnificent, untamed scale. The history of Elka Park is intrinsically linked to its natural bounty, a past where logging and quarrying once shaped its economic landscape. For generations, the sturdy timber harvested from these hills provided the sinews for burgeoning industries, while the very stone quarried here found its way into the foundations of homes and public buildings in the wider region. Though those days of heavy industry have largely receded, a spirit of resourceful independence persists, evident in the small, artisanal businesses that now dot the periphery of Elka Park, offering handcrafted goods and locally sourced produce. The area’s designation as a protected parkland further solidifies its identity, drawing visitors who seek the restorative balm of its wild spaces and the profound silence that settles over the valleys as dusk deepens, painting the western sky with hues of lavender and rose.
Live animated radar for Elka Park 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 | Elka Park, Greene County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.159256°N, 74.157363°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12427 |
| Area Code | 845 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Elka Park, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elka Park, 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 Elka Park includes coordinates 42.159256°N, 74.157363°W, situated in Greene County. ZIP code 12427. 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.
