Fair Haven, New York Weather
Fair Haven, 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 Fair Haven, Cortland County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Fair Haven. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Fair Haven is published on the Owasco Airport (K2N4) 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. 6 airfields within reach of Fair Haven 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 Fair Haven: Cortland County Chase Field (KN03) 20 km · Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (KITH) 35 km · Syracuse Hancock International Airport (KSYR) 40 km · Whitfords Airport (KB16) 41 km · Finger Lakes Regional Airport (K0G7) 44 km
Conditions reported at K2N4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fair Haven specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fair Haven.
About Fair Haven, New York
Fair Haven lies in a valley where the land begins to soften and spread, the rolling hills giving way to flatter expanses that hint at the fertile soil beneath. It lies 18.8 miles south-east of Auburn, NY (from Auburn, NY: bearing 127°T), and is situated 6.5 miles west-north-west of Preble. The air here, particularly as the sun begins its descent, carries a cool, earthy scent, a mingling of damp fields and the distant promise of pine. Houses, weathered by generations of seasons, cluster along a gentle curve of road, their porches often bearing the quiet dignity of well-used rocking chairs. The Cayuga Creek, a serpentine artery of cool, clear water, meanders through the heart of Fair Haven, its banks fringed with reeds that rustle like whispered secrets in the breeze. This is a place where the sky feels vast, a canvas for the slow, deliberate march of clouds, and the quietude is profound, broken only by the occasional call of a hawk or the low hum of a passing tractor. The history of Fair Haven is as much about water as it is about land, the creek serving as a vital conduit for trade and sustenance since its earliest days. Lumber from the surrounding forests, felled and floated downstream, once fueled a vibrant milling industry, a testament to the ingenuity of those who first settled this rich valley. Though the sawmills are long gone, echoes of that industrious past remain in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture and the enduring spirit of self-reliance that characterizes the people of Fair Haven. Today, the local economy leans towards agriculture, with fields of corn and soybeans stretching to the horizon, their verdant growth a familiar, comforting sight. The small businesses that dot the main street, from the hardware store to the diner, are more than just places of commerce; they are the living rooms of the community, where news is exchanged and friendships are forged, a quiet continuity in the ever-shifting currents of time.
Live animated radar for Fair Haven 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 | Fair Haven, Cortland County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.769235°N, 76.268263°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 13077, 13064, 13156 |
| Area Code | 315 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fair Haven, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fair Haven, 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 Fair Haven includes coordinates 42.769235°N, 76.268263°W, situated in Cortland County. ZIP code 13077, 13064, 13156. Telephone area code: 315. 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.
