Germantown, New York Weather
Germantown, 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 Germantown, Columbia County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Germantown. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Germantown is published on the Kingston-Ulster Airport (K20N) page, 18 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 Germantown 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 Germantown: Columbia County Airport (K1B1) 23 km · Freehold Airport (K1I5) 29 km · Walter J. Koladza Airport (KGBR) 41 km · Dutchess County Airport (KPOU) 56 km · Pittsfield Municipal Airport (KPSF) 59 km
Conditions reported at K20N describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Germantown specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Germantown.
About Germantown, New York
Germantown lies where the broad, unhurried Hudson River shoulders its way north towards the Adirondacks, a quiet expanse of fertile land that gently slopes away from the water’s edge. It lies 30.0 miles north of Poughkeepsie, NY (from Poughkeepsie, NY: bearing 3°T), and is situated 5.0 miles north-east of Saugerties. Here, the air often carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening apples or the earthy tang of turned soil, a testament to the agricultural heart that continues to beat within this place. Fields, stitched with the straight, unwavering lines of corn and hay, stretch towards distant, blue-shadowed hills, their edges softened by the creeping embrace of woodland. In the lingering light of late afternoon, the river itself becomes a burnished ribbon, reflecting the sky’s deepening hues, a silent, constant presence that shapes the very character of Germantown. This is a place where history is not a distant echo, but a quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday life. Settled by German immigrants seeking fertile ground and a new beginning, Germantown retains a subtle, enduring connection to its founding principles, a spirit of industrious self-reliance. The local economy, while diversified, still finds strength in the bounty of its farms, supplying markets with fresh produce that travels only a short distance from field to table. The remnants of old stone foundations, half-hidden by overgrown honeysuckle, hint at earlier structures, while the solid, practical architecture of the present-day homes and businesses speaks of a community built to last. The pace here is measured, dictated not by the clamor of urban centers, but by the turning of seasons and the predictable rhythm of the river’s flow.
Live animated radar for Germantown 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 | Germantown, Columbia County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.134534°N, 73.891798°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12771, 12526 |
| Area Code | 845 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Germantown, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Germantown, 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 Germantown includes coordinates 42.134534°N, 73.891798°W, situated in Columbia County. ZIP code 12771, 12526. 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.
