Jay, New York Weather
Jay, 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 Jay, Essex County.
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About Jay, New York
Jay is a settlement that exhales the crisp breath of the Adirondack Mountains. It lies 26.4 miles west-south-west of Burlington, VT (from Burlington, VT: bearing 255°T), and is situated 4.4 miles east-south-east of Wilmington. Here, the land rises and falls with a venerable grace, its slopes cloaked in the deep green of pine and spruce, a verdant tide that spills down to embrace the valley floor. The Ausable River, a cool, clear artery, threads its way through this rugged beauty, its waters singing a constant, murmuring song over smooth stones. The air itself feels ancient, carrying the scent of damp earth and sun-warmed needles, and in the quiet hours of dusk, the western sky often ignites in hues of bruised plum and fiery orange, a silent spectacle that paints the surrounding peaks with an ephemeral glow. The history of Jay is as deeply rooted as the old-growth forests that surround it. Once a vital hub for logging, the echoing thud of axes has long since faded, replaced by a more gentle economy, one that often finds its pulse in the fertile soil and the enduring spirit of its inhabitants. Small farms, their fields a patchwork of greens and golds, dot the landscape, producing the bounty that sustains the local markets. This is a place where the past is not forgotten but lives on in the weathered barns and the stories told around kitchen tables, a quiet testament to generations who have worked and lived in harmony with this wild, beautiful corner of the world.
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| Location | Jay, Essex County, New York |
| Coordinates | 44.375047°N, 73.728195°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12987, 12941 |
| Area Code | 845 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Jay, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jay, 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 Jay includes coordinates 44.375047°N, 73.728195°W, situated in Essex County. ZIP code 12987, 12941. Telephone area code: 845. 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.
