Jefferson Heights, 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 Jefferson Heights, Greene County.
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Jefferson Heights sits within a broad valley carved by ancient glaciers, its rolling hills softened by a generous cloak of deciduous forest. It lies 29.6 miles south-south-west of Albany, NY (from Albany, NY: bearing 193°T), and is situated 1.5 miles north-west of Catskill. The land here rises and falls with a quiet persistence, the contours hinting at a geologic past. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in broad, warm shafts, illuminating patches of fern and the rough bark of oak and maple. The air carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, a clean, persistent fragrance that speaks of the Catskill foothills. The character of Jefferson Heights is one of understated resilience, a place that has yielded to the seasons and the slow turning of years. This land, once traversed by Indigenous peoples, saw its modern settlement shaped by the demands of agriculture and later, by the logging industry that cleared portions of the surrounding woodlands. The economy of Jefferson Heights has long been tied to the bounty of the earth, with small farms still dotting the landscape, their fields a patchwork of green and gold in the summer months. While the major industries of the past have receded, a sense of local pride persists, a quiet continuation of traditions. The gentle curve of the Schoharie Creek, a vital artery through the region, whispers of its role in powering early mills and providing a pathway for commerce, its waters reflecting the changing sky with an almost stoic indifference.
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| Location | Jefferson Heights, Greene County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.233977°N, 73.882352°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12414 |
| Area Code | 845 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jefferson Heights, 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 Jefferson Heights includes coordinates 42.233977°N, 73.882352°W, situated in Greene County. ZIP code 12414. 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.