Highland, New York Weather
Highland, 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 Highland, Ulster County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Highland.
About Highland, New York
Highland unfolds as a verdant mosaic where the Catskill foothills gently surrender to the Hudson River's broad expanse. It lies 2.5 miles north-west of Poughkeepsie, NY (from Poughkeepsie, NY: bearing 305°T), and is situated 4.6 miles south-south-west of Hyde Park. Rolling terrain, a characteristic of this Ulster County locale, is softened by a generous canopy of deciduous trees, their leaves catching the shifting light in a thousand subtle greens and golds throughout the warmer months. The air often carries the clean, crisp scent of pine and damp earth, a constant reminder of the surrounding natural abundance. Winding roads, edged by stone walls that speak of patient labor, lead past fields that, in season, are a patchwork of cultivated crops and wilder grasses, their textures a delight to the eye. The very character of Highland is one of quiet resilience, a place where the built environment seems to emerge organically from the land itself, rather than imposing upon it. The history of Highland is entwined with the fertile banks of the Hudson, a waterway that has long served as both highway and sustenance for its inhabitants. For generations, agriculture has been the lifeblood of this region, with orchards and vineyards yielding their bounty under the watchful gaze of the nearby mountains. This agricultural heritage continues to shape the local economy, with farm stands and markets dotting the landscape, offering the freshest produce to residents and visitors alike. Beyond its agricultural roots, Highland has also found a place in the broader narrative of American industry, with echoes of its past in the remnants of former manufacturing sites, now slowly being reclaimed by nature. The palpable sense of community here is not a fleeting thing; it is woven into the very rhythm of daily life, a quiet understanding shared by those who call Highland home.
Live animated radar for Highland 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 | Highland, Ulster County, New York |
| Coordinates | 41.720927°N, 73.960138°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12528 |
| Area Code | 845 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Highland, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Highland, 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 Highland includes coordinates 41.720927°N, 73.960138°W, situated in Ulster County. ZIP code 12528. 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. 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.
