Jamestown, New York Weather
Jamestown, 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 Jamestown, Chautauqua County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Jamestown. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Jamestown is published on the Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport (KJHW) page, 6 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 Jamestown 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 Jamestown: Brokenstraw Airport (KP15) 31 km · Pratt's Eastern Divide Airport (KD88) 38 km · Corry Lawrence Airport (K8G2) 40 km · Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport (KDKK) 44 km · Erie County Airport (K3G1) 51 km
Conditions reported at KJHW describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Jamestown specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Jamestown, New York
Jamestown rises from the southwestern edge of Chautauqua Lake, its landscape a gentle embrace of rolling hills that descend towards the water's shimmering expanse. It lies 43.6 miles east of Erie, PA (from Erie, PA: bearing 93°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south-east of Ellery. The air here, particularly on a late summer afternoon, carries a faint, sweet scent of mown hay mingled with the earthy dampness rising from the lake, a perfume that clings to the sturdy, turn-of-the-century architecture lining the main thoroughfares. Tree-lined streets, punctuated by the occasional vibrant bloom of a garden, create a sense of quiet repose, while the broad, placid surface of the lake itself serves as a constant, calming presence, reflecting the vast, ever-shifting canvas of the sky in hues of sapphire and pearl. The spirit of Jamestown is deeply entwined with its industrial past, a legacy whispered in the brickwork of former manufacturing plants that now find new life as artisan workshops and cultural centers. For generations, the city was a hub for furniture and metal fabrication, its skilled hands shaping raw materials into goods that traveled far and wide, a testament to the ingenuity and perseverance of its people. Today, while remnants of that manufacturing prowess remain, Jamestown also cultivates a burgeoning arts scene, drawing inspiration from the natural beauty that surrounds it and fostering a unique cultural character, a blend of hardworking grit and a quiet appreciation for the finer, more enduring things in life.
Live animated radar for Jamestown 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 | Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.097002°N, 79.235326°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 14701, 14702 |
| Area Code | 607 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Jamestown, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jamestown, 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 Jamestown includes coordinates 42.097002°N, 79.235326°W, situated in Chautauqua County. ZIP code 14701, 14702. 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. 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.
