Jamestown West, New York Weather
Jamestown West, 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, soil and crop conditions for Jamestown West, Chautauqua County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Jamestown West. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Jamestown West is published on the Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport (KJHW) page, 8 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 West 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 West: Brokenstraw Airport (KP15) 29 km · Pratt's Eastern Divide Airport (KD88) 34 km · Corry Lawrence Airport (K8G2) 36 km · Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport (KDKK) 45 km · Erie County Airport (K3G1) 48 km
Conditions reported at KJHW describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Jamestown West specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Jamestown West.
About Jamestown West, New York
Jamestown West, nestled by the shores of Chautauqua Lake, carries a quiet grace that speaks of its enduring connection to water and land. It lies 2.4 miles west-south-west of Jamestown, NY (from Jamestown, NY: bearing 256°T), and is situated 8.2 miles south-south-east of Ellery. The terrain here rolls gently, a verdant canvas where the rich, dark soil yields to the persistent embrace of the lake, its surface often a shimmering expanse mirroring the broad, open sky. In the late afternoon, the light softens, casting long shadows from the mature trees that line the roads and dot the fields, imbuing the air with a certain golden stillness. The character of Jamestown West is one of a place that has absorbed the rhythms of its natural surroundings, a place where the rustle of leaves and the lapping of water form a constant, subtle soundtrack to daily life. The history of Jamestown West is deeply intertwined with the industry that once pulsed through its veins and the agricultural heritage that continues to shape its landscape. Once a hub for manufacturing, echoes of its industrial past can still be felt in the sturdy, time-worn buildings that punctuate the older sections of the area. The local economy, while diversified, retains a strong agricultural undercurrent, with farms still dotting the surrounding countryside, their fields testament to generations of cultivation. Chautauqua Lake itself remains a vital artery, not just for recreation but as a reminder of the natural bounty that has sustained Jamestown West for so long, its presence shaping the very identity of this distinctive locality.
Live animated radar for Jamestown West 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 West, Chautauqua County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.0885°N, 79.281°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 14701 |
| Area Code | 607 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Jamestown West, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jamestown West, 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 West includes coordinates 42.088500°N, 79.281000°W, situated in Chautauqua County. ZIP code 14701. 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.
