Essex, New York Weather
Essex, 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 Essex, Essex County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Essex. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Essex is published on the Shelburne Airport (KVT8) page, 12 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 Essex 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 Essex: Basin Harbor Airport (KB06) 13 km · Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (KBTV) 24 km · Plattsburgh International Airport (KPBG) 39 km · Middlebury State Airport (K6B0) 41 km · Warren-Sugarbush Airport (K0B7) 47 km
Conditions reported at KVT8 describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Essex specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
