Great Bend, New York Weather
Great Bend, 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, soil and crop conditions for Great Bend, Jefferson County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Great Bend.
About Great Bend, New York
Great Bend rests within a gentle sweep of Jefferson County, where the Black River, a ribbon of silver in the morning sun, dictates the land's soft contours. It lies 58.3 miles north-north-west of Rome, NY (from Rome, NY: bearing 347°T), and is situated 3.9 miles east-south-east of Fort Drum. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards the horizon, their orderly rows occasionally broken by stands of mature trees, their branches heavy with the promise of seasonal change. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, a quiet testament to the agricultural heart that beats steadily beneath the surface. Even the sky seems to possess a particular quality, a vast expanse of pale blue that deepens to a bruised purple at dusk, as if holding its breath before the stars emerge. The history of Great Bend is intimately tied to the very river that defines its geography, a waterway that once powered mills and transported goods, shaping the lives of early settlers. Farming remains a cornerstone of the local economy, with generations of families tending the fertile soil, their lives a continuation of the land's enduring rhythms. While the bustling days of extensive timber harvesting have long since passed, the legacy of that industry can still be glimpsed in the weathered barns and sturdy farmhouses that dot the landscape. Today, Great Bend’s character is one of quiet resilience, a place where the past is not forgotten but rather integrated into the present, a subtle hum beneath the surface of everyday life.
Live animated radar for Great Bend 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.
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| Location | Great Bend, Jefferson County, New York |
| Coordinates | 44.034232°N, 75.718812°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 13619, 13643 |
| Area Code | 315 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Great Bend, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Great Bend, 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 Great Bend includes coordinates 44.034232°N, 75.718812°W, situated in Jefferson County. ZIP code 13619, 13643. Telephone area code: 315. 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.
