Essex, New York Weather
Essex, 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, soil and crop conditions for Essex, Essex County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Essex.
About Essex, New York
Essex unfolds along the western shore of Lake Champlain, a place where the land itself seems to exhale the cool, clear air of the Adirondack foothills. It lies 13.4 miles south-south-west of Burlington, VT (from Burlington, VT: bearing 211°T), and is situated 7.9 miles south-west of Shelburne. The terrain here is a gentle descent from the rugged peaks to the water's edge, a mosaic of rolling fields, dense woodlands, and the occasional, stoic farmhouse. The light, especially as it softens towards evening, casts a warm, golden hue over the weathered clapboard buildings and the quiet, tree-lined streets, lending a timeless quality to the scene. The lake itself, a vast, shimmering expanse, acts as a constant, soothing presence, its moods shifting from a placid mirror to a restless, wind-whipped surface. The history of Essex is deeply entwined with its strategic position on the lake, a fact that shaped its early development as a vital port and shipbuilding center. Echoes of its industrious past can still be felt in the sturdy architecture and the lingering scent of woodsmoke. Today, the economy leans towards agriculture and the quiet allure of tourism, drawing visitors to its historic inns and the surrounding natural beauty. The legacy of its founders, a blend of hardy settlers and enterprising merchants, is palpable in the enduring character of Essex, a place that holds its history with a quiet, unpretentious grace.
Live animated radar for Essex 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.
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| Location | Essex, Essex County, New York |
| Coordinates | 44.310051°N, 73.352628°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12936 |
| Area Code | 845 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Essex, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Essex, 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 Essex includes coordinates 44.310051°N, 73.352628°W, situated in Essex County. ZIP code 12936. 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. 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.
