Fire Island, New York Weather
Fire Island, 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 Fire Island, Suffolk County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Fire Island. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Fire Island is published on the Long Island MacArthur Airport (KISP) page, 17 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 Fire Island 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 Fire Island: Republic Airport (KFRG) 24 km · Brookhaven Calabro Airport (KHWV) 30 km · Lufker Airport (K49N) 39 km · Francis S Gabreski Airport (KFOK) 48 km · John F. Kennedy International Airport (KJFK) 53 km
Conditions reported at KISP describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fire Island specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fire Island.
About Fire Island, New York
Fire Island is a slender, sandy barrier that guards the southern coast of Long Island, a sliver of land where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Great South Bay. It lies 6.6 miles south-south-east of Islip, NY (from Islip, NY: bearing 149°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south-east of Bay Shore. Its landscape is a delicate balance of windswept dunes, cloaked in sea oats that whisper secrets to the salty air, and dense maritime forests, their gnarled branches reaching towards a sky that shifts from the oyster-shell gray of dawn to the incandescent gold of sunset. The air itself carries the briny tang of the ocean, a constant, invigorating presence that penetrates every pore. Across the bay, the mainland’s distant hum is a muted counterpoint to the ceaseless murmur of the surf, a rhythm that defines the slow, deliberate pulse of life on Fire Island. The terrain is low and level, a sandy canvas shaped by the relentless forces of wind and water, where the very ground beneath your feet feels ephemeral, a temporary arrangement of grains. This barrier beach, a vital ecological corridor, has a history intertwined with the ebb and flow of human endeavor and the raw power of nature. For centuries, it served as a navigational hazard and a refuge, its shores dotted with life-saving stations that stood as stoic sentinels against the tempestuous sea. The local economy, once dependent on fishing and maritime trades, has transformed into one that caters to summer visitors seeking solace and escape. The distinct character of Fire Island lies in its car-free villages, where the gentle creak of bicycles and the soft shuffle of bare feet replace the roar of engines. This deliberate embrace of a slower pace fosters a unique sense of community, a shared understanding born from the island’s isolation and its enduring, unpretentious beauty. The iconic Fire Island Lighthouse, a stoic beacon, stands as a silent witness to the island's evolving narrative, a landmark that has guided ships and souls for generations.
Live animated radar for Fire Island 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 | Fire Island, Suffolk County, New York |
| Coordinates | 40.6476°N, 73.145947°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 11770 |
| Area Code | 516 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fire Island, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fire Island, 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 Fire Island includes coordinates 40.647600°N, 73.145947°W, situated in Suffolk County. ZIP code 11770. 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. 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.
