Jay, New York Weather
Jay, 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 Jay, Essex County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Jay. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Jay is published on the Lake Placid Airport (KLKP) page, 22 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 Jay 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 Jay: Basin Harbor Airport (KB06) 36 km · Plattsburgh International Airport (KPBG) 37 km · Adirondack Regional Airport (KSLK) 38 km · Shelburne Airport (KVT8) 40 km · Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (KBTV) 47 km
Conditions reported at KLKP describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Jay specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Jay.
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.
Live animated radar for Jay 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
