Highlands, New York Weather
Highlands, 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 Highlands, Orange County.
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About Highlands, New York
Highlands, a place where the Hudson River's broad shoulders meet the ancient, worn flanks of the Appalachian foothills, unfolds with a quiet dignity. It lies 5.0 miles north-west of Peekskill, NY (from Peekskill, NY: bearing 325°T), and is situated 9.4 miles west-north-west of Yorktown. Here, the land rises and falls in earnest, not the gentle swells of distant plains, but a more deliberate, rocky cadence that speaks of geological epochs and the persistent sculpting of water and ice. The air, particularly in the hushed hours before dawn, carries a cool, damp scent of loam and pine, a subtle promise of the deep woods that press close to the scattered settlements. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-clouded skies, falls in broad, diffuse shafts, illuminating the rough-hewn textures of stone walls and the weathered clapboard of houses that seem to have grown organically from the very earth they occupy. It is a landscape that does not shout its beauty but whispers it, a place of shadows and light, of enduring granite and the tenacious green of the forest. The history of Highlands is a narrative of strategic importance and enduring resilience, deeply entwined with the mighty Hudson. For centuries, its steep inclines and commanding views were recognized as vital to controlling passage on the river, a fact that echoes in the remnants of fortifications and the very names of its geographic features. The local economy, once driven by the iron ore extracted from the surrounding hills and the timber felled from its dense forests, has since diversified, though a connection to the land persists in smaller farms and artisanal endeavors. The advent of the railroad and later, improved roadways, brought new waves of residents and visitors, drawn by the dramatic scenery and the promise of a less frenetic existence than the cities downstream. Yet, the character of Highlands remains rooted in its rugged topography, a place where the past is not a museum piece but a living presence, felt in the enduring strength of its stone structures and the unhurried, mindful pace of life.
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| Location | Highlands, Orange County, New York |
| Coordinates | 41.349153°N, 73.974521°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 10928 |
| Area Code | 914 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Highlands, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Highlands, 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 Highlands includes coordinates 41.349153°N, 73.974521°W, situated in Orange County. ZIP code 10928. Telephone area code: 914. 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.
