Freedom Plains, New York Weather
Freedom Plains, 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 Freedom Plains, Dutchess County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Freedom Plains. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Freedom Plains is published on the Dutchess County Airport (KPOU) 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. 5 airfields within reach of Freedom Plains 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 Freedom Plains: Candlelight Farms Airport (K11N) 30 km · Kingston-Ulster Airport (K20N) 37 km · Danbury Municipal Airport (KDXR) 43 km · Waterbury Oxford Airport (KOXC) 59 km
Conditions reported at KPOU describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Freedom Plains specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Freedom Plains.
About Freedom Plains, New York
Freedom Plains unfolds across a verdant expanse where the rolling hills of Dutchess County gently yield to broad, sun-kissed fields. It lies 6.6 miles east-south-east of Poughkeepsie, NY (from Poughkeepsie, NY: bearing 107°T), and is situated 5.9 miles north-east of Myers Corner. The land here, a tapestry of cultivated acres and shadowed woodlands, breathes with the quiet persistence of seasons. Ancient oaks, gnarled and wise, stand sentinel along the borders of pastures where cattle graze, their forms softened by the hazy light of late afternoon. The air, often carrying the clean scent of turned earth and distant pine, hums with the low drone of insects and the occasional call of a hawk circling high above, a silent guardian of this tranquil dominion. The character of Freedom Plains is one of understated resilience, a place where the grand sweep of nature meets the patient hand of human endeavor. The history of Freedom Plains is deeply entwined with the agricultural spirit that has long defined this region. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile soil and abundant water sources, established farms that continue to shape the landscape, their stone walls a testament to generations of labor. The local economy, while diversified, still retains its agrarian roots, with orchards bearing fruit and dairy farms producing milk that finds its way to broader markets. Beyond the farms, a quiet commerce thrives in small shops and businesses, catering to the needs of residents and visitors alike, each interaction imbued with a sense of neighborly familiarity. Freedom Plains holds a distinction in its unhurried pace of life, a deliberate counterpoint to the clamor of larger cities, where the rhythm of the day is dictated not by clocks, but by the slow turning of the sun and the predictable cycle of the year.
Live animated radar for Freedom Plains 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 | Freedom Plains, Dutchess County, New York |
| Coordinates | 41.672594°N, 73.799577°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12540, 12569 |
| Area Code | 845 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Freedom Plains, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Freedom Plains, 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 Freedom Plains includes coordinates 41.672594°N, 73.799577°W, situated in Dutchess County. ZIP code 12540, 12569. 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.
