Glens Falls, New York Weather
Glens Falls, 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 Glens Falls, Warren County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Glens Falls. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Glens Falls is published on the Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport (KGFL) page, 4 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 Glens Falls 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 Glens Falls: Heber Airpark (K30) 14 km · Garnseys Airport (KB04) 27 km · Saratoga County Airport (K5B2) 34 km · Schenectady County Airport (KSCH) 56 km · William H Morse State Airport (KDDH) 57 km
Conditions reported at KGFL describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Glens Falls specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Glens Falls, New York
Glens Falls rises from the embrace of the Adirondack foothills, a place where the land gently slopes towards the Hudson River, its character shaped by the very water that once powered its ambitions. It lies 4.9 miles south-south-west of Queensbury, NY (from Queensbury, NY: bearing 198°T), and is situated 6.8 miles west-south-west of Kingsbury. The air here carries a certain crispness, particularly as autumn begins to paint the surrounding hardwoods in hues of amber and crimson, a subtle prelude to winter's quiet dominion. The terrain, a mix of rolling hills and flatter river plains, offers glimpses of distant, hazy mountains, a constant reminder of the wilder country that lies just beyond the town's edges. Streetlights begin to cast long, warm pools of light onto wet asphalt after a spring shower, reflecting the steady, dependable pulse of daily life. This locale, once defined by the thundering cascade that gave it its name—a natural wonder now largely tamed by dams—has a history deeply intertwined with industry. The power of the falls fueled early paper mills and manufacturing, a legacy that still echoes in the architecture of older buildings and the collective memory of its inhabitants. The local economy, while diversifying, still retains a connection to its industrial roots, alongside a growing service sector and a steady presence in healthcare. Glens Falls is also a gateway, a place from which many venture into the vast recreational opportunities of the Adirondacks, yet it holds its own distinct identity, a quiet resilience in the face of changing times, a place where the past is not forgotten but rather integrated into the ongoing narrative of the present.
Live animated radar for Glens Falls 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 | Glens Falls, Warren County, New York |
| Coordinates | 43.309516°N, 73.644006°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12801 |
| Area Code | 845 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Glens Falls, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Glens Falls, 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 Glens Falls includes coordinates 43.309516°N, 73.644006°W, situated in Warren County. ZIP code 12801. 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.
