Fort Edward, New York Weather
Fort Edward, 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 Fort Edward, Washington County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Fort Edward. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Fort Edward is published on the Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport (KGFL) page, 8 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 Fort Edward 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 Fort Edward: Heber Airpark (K30) 10 km · Garnseys Airport (KB04) 22 km · Saratoga County Airport (K5B2) 33 km · William H Morse State Airport (KDDH) 50 km · Schenectady County Airport (KSCH) 54 km
Conditions reported at KGFL describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fort Edward specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fort Edward.
About Fort Edward, New York
Fort Edward rests on the western bank of the Hudson River, a place where the water's slow, deliberate flow shapes the very character of the land. It lies 4.2 miles south-east of Glens Falls, NY (from Glens Falls, NY: bearing 134°T), and is situated 7.8 miles south of Queensbury. Rolling hills, softened by generations of cultivation, give way to the broader, more open plains that characterize this part of Washington County. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, often carries a subtle coolness, a whisper of the Adirondacks to the north, and the light can fall in broad, golden swathes across the fields, revealing the subtle contours of the terrain. The landscape of Fort Edward feels grounded, a sturdy foundation built on earth and water, where the sky seems to stretch endlessly, a pale blue canvas punctuated by the occasional scudding cloud. The history of Fort Edward is deeply entwined with the strategic importance of its riverfront location, a fact evident in the remnants of its past. This was a pivotal point during colonial conflicts, a place where armies once mustered and where the echoes of cannon fire seem to linger on the wind. The local economy, once heavily reliant on lumber and paper mills that harnessed the power of the river, now finds its footing in a blend of agriculture and small-scale industry, a quiet resurgence that honors the town’s enduring spirit. The Champlain Canal, a vital artery for commerce in a bygone era, still traces its course nearby, a silent testament to the ingenuity of those who sought to connect these inland waters to the wider world. Fort Edward, therefore, presents itself not as a static monument, but as a living place, where the past is not forgotten but informs the present, a continuation of a story written in the land and the lives of its people.
Live animated radar for Fort Edward 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 | Fort Edward, Washington County, New York |
| Coordinates | 43.267018°N, 73.58456°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12828 |
| Area Code | 845 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fort Edward, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fort Edward, 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 Fort Edward includes coordinates 43.267018°N, 73.584560°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 12828. 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.
