Elwood, New York Weather
Elwood, New York — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Elwood, Suffolk County.
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About Elwood, New York
Elwood rests on land that remembers the slow shaping of glaciers, a terrain of subtle swells and dips that cradle pockets of woodland and open fields. It lies 2.2 miles west of Commack, NY (from Commack, NY: bearing 274°T), and is situated 5.0 miles east-south-east of Huntington. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a damp, earthy scent, a whisper of the surrounding marshlands and the distant whisper of the Atlantic. Pine needles carpet the forest floor in places, muffling footsteps and creating a hushed reverence, while elsewhere, scrub oak and wild blueberry bushes cling to the sandy soil. The sky above Elwood often holds a particular quality of light, a pearly luminescence that softens the edges of the world as evening approaches, painting the scattered ponds and meandering creeks in hues of muted silver and rose. The history of Elwood is a quiet one, interwoven with the agricultural endeavors that once defined much of this island's interior. For generations, the land was coaxed into yielding crops, a legacy still visible in the occasional weathered barn and the faint outlines of ancient field boundaries. Today, while farming remains a thread in its economic fabric, Elwood has grown to embrace a more suburban character, its residents commuting to larger centers or finding work in the service industries that bloom in the shadow of metropolitan sprawl. Yet, a distinct local flavor persists, a certain unhurried cadence to daily life, punctuated by the seasons and the enduring connection to the natural world that surrounds this resilient corner of Suffolk County.
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| Location | Elwood, Suffolk County, New York |
| Coordinates | 40.845376°N, 73.335118°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 11731, 11743 |
| Area Code | 516 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Elwood, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elwood, New York, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Elwood includes coordinates 40.845376°N, 73.335118°W, situated in Suffolk County. ZIP code 11731, 11743. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
