Elma Center, New York Weather
Elma Center, 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 Elma Center, Erie County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Elma Center. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Elma Center is published on the Buffalo Lancaster Regional Airport (KBQR) page, 10 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 Elma Center 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 Elma Center: Buffalo Niagara International Airport (KBUF) 15 km · North Buffalo Suburban Airport (K0G0) 31 km · Arcade Tri County Airport (KD23) 34 km · Niagara Falls International Airport (KIAG) 40 km · Genesee County Airport (KGVQ) 44 km
Conditions reported at KBQR describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Elma Center specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Elma Center.
About Elma Center, New York
Elma Center rests in the gentle rolling terrain of western New York, a place where the land breathes with the quiet exhale of fields giving way to woodlands. It lies 7.0 miles north-east of Orchard Park, NY (from Orchard Park, NY: bearing 52°T), and is situated 7.9 miles south-east of Cheektowaga. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of damp earth and the distant hum of unseen insects, a subtle symphony that underscores the pervasive stillness. Stretches of fertile soil, worked and re-worked over generations, are punctuated by stands of mature oak and maple, their branches reaching towards a sky that often shifts from a pale, washed-out blue to the bruised purples and oranges of an approaching evening. The houses, many with broad porches and wide lawns, seem to settle into the landscape as if they, too, have grown from the ground, their windows catching the fading light like sleepy eyes. The history of Elma Center is tied to the westward expansion and the fertile lands that drew early settlers seeking agricultural prosperity. Before the paved roads and the occasional rumble of traffic, this was a landscape shaped by plows and the steady labor of farming, a legacy still visible in the open fields that define its character. The local economy, though diversified over time, retains a connection to its agrarian roots, with produce stands and smaller farms still dotting the periphery. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring spirit of self-reliance and community can be felt in the unpretentious buildings and the quiet dignity of Elma Center itself, a place where the past whispers in the rustling leaves and the enduring shape of the land.
Live animated radar for Elma Center 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 | Elma Center, Erie County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.829782°N, 78.636138°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 14059 |
| Area Code | 716 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Elma Center, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elma Center, 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 Elma Center includes coordinates 42.829782°N, 78.636138°W, situated in Erie County. ZIP code 14059. 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.
