Esopus, New York Weather
Esopus, 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 Esopus, Ulster County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Esopus. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Esopus is published on the Kingston-Ulster Airport (K20N) page, 18 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 Esopus 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 Esopus: Dutchess County Airport (KPOU) 23 km · Candlelight Farms Airport (K11N) 51 km
Conditions reported at K20N describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Esopus specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Esopus.
About Esopus, New York
Esopus rests on land that slopes toward the wide, patient Hudson River, its character shaped by the gentle rise and fall of the terrain and the enduring presence of water. It lies 9.1 miles north-north-west of Poughkeepsie, NY (from Poughkeepsie, NY: bearing 346°T), and is situated 7.0 miles south-south-east of Kingston. The air here often carries the damp, earthy scent of the riparian zone, a subtle perfume mingling with the distant hum of traffic on the nearby thruway, a constant reminder of the world beyond this quiet stretch of Ulster County. Mature trees, their branches gnarled and heavy with age, cast long shadows across modest homes and well-tended gardens, their leaves whispering secrets to the wind that sweeps in from the river. The light, especially in the late afternoon, seems to possess a particular luminescence, a softened golden hue that bathes the landscape in a peaceful, almost melancholic glow. The history of Esopus is deeply entwined with the river that gives it life and the fertile soil that has sustained generations. Once a vital hub for agricultural trade, its docks once bustled with the loading of produce destined for distant markets, a legacy still palpable in the open fields that stretch inland, hinting at farms that have long since given way to suburban development. The economic pulse of Esopus today beats with a quieter rhythm, a blend of local businesses serving the immediate needs of residents and the steady flow of commuters drawn to the region's natural beauty and proximity to larger centers. The Esopus Creek, a tributary that snakes through the area, once powered mills and marked the boundaries of early settlements, its persistent flow a constant thread connecting the present to the past, a reminder of the enduring power of water in shaping human endeavor.
Live animated radar for Esopus 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 | Esopus, Ulster County, New York |
| Coordinates | 41.827871°N, 73.965138°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12429 |
| Area Code | 845 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Esopus, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Esopus, 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 Esopus includes coordinates 41.827871°N, 73.965138°W, situated in Ulster County. ZIP code 12429. 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.
