Firthcliffe, New York Weather
Firthcliffe, 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 for Firthcliffe, Orange County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Firthcliffe. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Firthcliffe is published on the New York Stewart International Airport (KSWF) page, 9 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 Firthcliffe 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 Firthcliffe: Orange County Airport (KMGJ) 20 km · Dutchess County Airport (KPOU) 25 km · Randall Airport (K06N) 29 km · Joseph Y Resnick Airport (KN89) 42 km · Danbury Municipal Airport (KDXR) 48 km
Conditions reported at KSWF describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Firthcliffe specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Firthcliffe, New York
Firthcliffe rests in a verdant fold of the Hudson Valley, where the land rises from the river's edge to meet the low, forested shoulders of the surrounding hills. It lies 2.8 miles south-south-west of New Windsor, NY (from New Windsor, NY: bearing 203°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north-east of Kiryas Joel. The air here carries a damp, earthy scent, particularly after a rain, mingling with the distant hum of traffic from the highway that slices through the broader landscape. Streetlights cast a warm, diffused glow onto quiet residential lanes, their light softened by the mature trees that line the sidewalks, their leaves rustling with a sound that seems to whisper of seasons past. The terrain itself is a gentle, rolling affair, a patchwork of well-tended lawns, modest homes, and small pockets of woodland that hint at the wilder country beyond. The history of Firthcliffe is a narrative woven from the threads of industry and aspiration, its early days marked by the quarrying of stone that built the foundations of a burgeoning region. The nearby Hudson River, a majestic artery of commerce, once dictated the pace of life here, carrying goods and people to and fro, and its influence can still be felt in the very grain of the place. While the quarries have long since fallen silent, replaced by the quiet industry of commuters and local businesses, a sense of enduring practicality remains. Children’s laughter echoes from the playgrounds in the small, well-maintained parks, a testament to the continuing lifeblood of Firthcliffe, a place that has adapted and endured, holding onto a quiet dignity that belies its unassuming presence.
Live animated radar for Firthcliffe 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 | Firthcliffe, Orange County, New York |
| Coordinates | 41.43926°N, 74.045142°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12518, 12553 |
| Area Code | 845 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Firthcliffe, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Firthcliffe, 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 Firthcliffe includes coordinates 41.439260°N, 74.045142°W, situated in Orange County. ZIP code 12518, 12553. 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.
