Hancock, 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 Hancock, Delaware County.
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Hancock rests in a fold of the Delaware County landscape, where the Catskill Mountains begin their more rugged descent. It lies 34.2 miles east-south-east of Binghamton, NY (from Binghamton, NY: bearing 107°T), and is situated 8.7 miles north-east of Lakewood. The terrain here is a study in deep greens and shadowed blues, with hardwood forests climbing steep slopes and narrow valleys cradling the winding river. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean scent of pine needles and damp earth, a pervasive perfume that hints at the wildness just beyond the edges of human settlement. The West Branch of the Delaware River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, defines much of the character of Hancock, its banks often fringed with alder and willow, their branches dipping to kiss the surface. The history of Hancock is deeply entwined with the very river that gives it life, a waterway that once carried timber downstream and later served as a conduit for the railroad, bringing with it new waves of settlers and economic change. For generations, the economy of Hancock has been shaped by the land, with logging and agriculture forming its backbone, and the quiet hum of small businesses now supporting a community that values its connection to the natural world. You can feel the echoes of its past in the weathered barns dotting the hillsides and the enduring resilience of the people who call Hancock home, a place where the pace of life is dictated less by the clock and more by the turning of the seasons.
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| Location | Hancock, Delaware County, New York |
| Coordinates | 41.953975°N, 75.28045°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 13783 |
| Area Code | 607 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hancock, 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 Hancock includes coordinates 41.953975°N, 75.280450°W, situated in Delaware County. ZIP code 13783. Telephone area code: 607. 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.