Howard Beach, New York Weather
Howard Beach, 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 Howard Beach, Queens County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Howard Beach. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Howard Beach is published on the John F. Kennedy International Airport (KJFK) page, 5 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 Howard Beach 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 Howard Beach: LaGuardia Airport (KLGA) 14 km · Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) 28 km · Teterboro Airport (KTEB) 28 km · Linden Airport (KLDJ) 35 km · Republic Airport (KFRG) 36 km
Conditions reported at KJFK describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Howard Beach specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Howard Beach, New York
Howard Beach sits at the edge of Jamaica Bay, a place where the salt-laced air carries the distant cries of gulls and the low thrum of unseen traffic. It lies 2.9 miles south-south-west of South Richmond Hill, NY (from South Richmond Hill, NY: bearing 198°T), and is situated 9.7 miles east-south-east of New York. Here, the land, mostly flat and low-lying, is a patchwork of tidy residential blocks interspersed with stretches of marsh and tidal flats. The sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, has a tendency to soften, casting long, hazy shadows across the manicured lawns and reflecting off the still waters of the bayou. The character of Howard Beach is one of quiet domesticity, a neighborhood where the rhythm of life is often dictated by the ebb and flow of the tides and the daily commutes of its residents. This stretch of Queens, once largely undeveloped salt marsh and upland scrub, was transformed in the early 20th century by developers looking to capitalize on its proximity to the burgeoning city. The local economy, while no longer dominated by the oyster beds and fishing fleets that once sustained it, still holds a connection to the water, with marinas and boat clubs dotting the shoreline. The area's residential development, characterized by a mix of single-family homes and smaller apartment buildings, speaks to its evolution as a place of refuge and family life for those working in the broader metropolitan area. Howard Beach remains a vital part of the urban mosaic, a place where the wilder edges of the bay meet the ordered lines of suburban living.
Live animated radar for Howard Beach 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 | Howard Beach, Queens County, New York |
| Coordinates | 40.657882°N, 73.836246°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 11414 |
| Area Code | 718, 347 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Howard Beach, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Howard Beach, 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 Howard Beach includes coordinates 40.657882°N, 73.836246°W, situated in Queens County. ZIP code 11414. Telephone area code: 718, 347. 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.
