Fort Covington, New York Weather
Fort Covington, 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 Fort Covington, Franklin County.
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About Fort Covington, New York
Fort Covington rests in the broad, shallow valley where the Salmon River meets the St. Lawrence, a landscape shaped by the slow, persistent work of water and ice. It lies 72.3 miles west-north-west of Burlington, VT (from Burlington, VT: bearing 300°T), and is situated 9.2 miles east of Akwesasne. The land here rises in gentle swells, cloaked in a patchwork of fields that catch the morning sun, their greens and golds deepening as the day wears on. Stands of deciduous trees, their leaves rustling with secrets carried on the breeze, punctuate the open spaces, offering dappled shade that shifts and dances across the country roads. The air, especially after a rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and the distant hum of unseen life, a constant reminder of the fertile ground that defines this corner of Franklin County. The history of Fort Covington is deeply entwined with the waterways that brought early settlers and shaped its strategic importance. Once a vital point along the route to Canada, its past whispers of trading posts and military outposts, a legacy still visible in the remnants of its frontier beginnings. Today, the economy of Fort Covington is largely agrarian, with farms producing corn, hay, and dairy products, their rhythms dictated by the seasons. The Salmon River itself remains a quiet artery, its banks a place for contemplation rather than bustling commerce, and the surrounding fields offer a peaceful expanse, a testament to the enduring connection between the people and the land they cultivate.
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| Location | Fort Covington, Franklin County, New York |
| Coordinates | 44.989208°N, 74.494638°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12937 |
| Area Code | 845 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fort Covington, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fort Covington, 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 Fort Covington includes coordinates 44.989208°N, 74.494638°W, situated in Franklin County. ZIP code 12937. 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.
