Gowanda, New York Weather
Gowanda, 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 for Gowanda, Cattaraugus County.
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About Gowanda, New York
Gowanda rests in a valley where the Cattaraugus Creek, a ribbon of cool, often swift water, has patiently sculpted its way through the rolling hills of western New York. It lies 18.3 miles south-south-west of Hamburg, NY (from Hamburg, NY: bearing 197°T), and is situated 2.4 miles south-south-west of Collins. The air here, particularly in the hushed hours before dawn, carries the scent of damp earth and pine, a subtle perfume that mingles with the distant murmur of the creek. Streetlights cast a warm, amber glow on the sturdy brick buildings that line its main thoroughfares, their facades softened by the encroaching twilight, and the surrounding landscape, a patchwork of dense woodlands and cultivated fields, rises and falls with a quiet, enduring grace. This is a place where the echoes of early industry still resonate, a legacy etched in the very bones of Gowanda. The fertile lands surrounding the creek once supported thriving agriculture, and the water’s power was harnessed by gristmills and sawmills, their timbers now long since weathered. More recently, the town found a distinct identity tied to the manufacture of specialized vehicles, a testament to the ingenuity and hard work of its people. The rhythm of life in Gowanda is one of steady persistence, a quiet strength that seems to draw sustenance from the enduring landscape, a place where the past is not forgotten but rather woven into the fabric of the present, like the fine threads of a well-worn quilt.
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| Location | Gowanda, Cattaraugus County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.463117°N, 78.935868°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 14070 |
| Area Code | 716 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gowanda, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gowanda, 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 Gowanda includes coordinates 42.463117°N, 78.935868°W, situated in Cattaraugus County. ZIP code 14070. Telephone area code: 716. 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.
