Hillcrest, New York Weather
Hillcrest, New York — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Hillcrest, Rockland County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Hillcrest. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Hillcrest is published on the Westchester County Airport (KHPN) page, 29 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Hillcrest have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Hillcrest: Teterboro Airport (KTEB) 31 km · Essex County Airport (KCDW) 35 km · LaGuardia Airport (KLGA) 42 km · New York Stewart International Airport (KSWF) 42 km · Randall Airport (K06N) 45 km
Conditions reported at KHPN describe the airfield itself. Weather 29 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hillcrest specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Hillcrest, New York
Hillcrest unfolds across rolling terrain, a landscape sculpted by the slow, deliberate passage of glaciers and the persistent embrace of the Ramapo River to the east. It lies 1.0 miles north of Spring Valley, NY (from Spring Valley, NY: bearing 8°T), and is situated 6.7 miles east of Ramapo. The air here, especially after a rain, carries the scent of damp earth and the distant hum of traffic, a subtle reminder of its proximity to larger arteries. Mature oak and maple trees, their branches reaching like weathered hands, cast dappled shadows on the winding streets, and in the quietude of early morning, the calls of unseen birds cut through the stillness. The houses, a mix of sturdy colonials and more modern interpretations, seem to settle comfortably into their plots, each with its own small patch of green, a quiet defiance against the encroachment of concrete. The history of Hillcrest is entwined with the agricultural roots of Rockland County, a past evident in the occasional weathered barn or the broad, open fields that still break the residential sprawl. For generations, this land sustained farmers, their efforts yielding a bounty that fed nearby communities. Today, while agriculture has receded, the spirit of local enterprise persists, manifesting in a vibrant array of small businesses that line the main thoroughfares, from independent bookstores to family-run diners where the coffee is always hot and the conversations are easy. It’s a place that remembers its foundations, a quiet strength that underpins the everyday rhythm of life in Hillcrest.
Live animated radar for Hillcrest 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Hillcrest, Rockland County, New York |
| Coordinates | 41.127873°N, 74.040974°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 14717, 10977 |
| Area Code | 607, 914 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hillcrest, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hillcrest, New York, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 Hillcrest includes coordinates 41.127873°N, 74.040974°W, situated in Rockland County. ZIP code 14717, 10977. Telephone area code: 607, 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. 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.
