Knox, New York Weather
Knox, 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 Knox, Albany County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Knox. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Knox is published on the Schenectady County Airport (KSCH) page, 25 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 Knox 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 Knox: Albany International Airport (KALB) 27 km · Freehold Airport (K1I5) 34 km · Sharon Airport (K31) 40 km · Fulton County Airport (KNY0) 40 km · Saratoga County Airport (K5B2) 47 km
Conditions reported at KSCH describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Knox specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Knox.
About Knox, New York
Knox rests on a broad, rolling expanse of land, where the Catskill Mountains begin their gentle rise from the Hudson Valley. It lies 10.6 miles west-south-west of Guilderland, NY (from Guilderland, NY: bearing 258°T), and is situated 6.3 miles south of Duanesburg. The terrain here is a subtle, undulating topography, sculpted not by dramatic peaks but by the patient work of water and ice over eons, leaving behind fertile hollows and rounded hills. Fields of corn and hay stretch across the landscape, their green and gold hues shifting with the season, bordered by stands of deciduous trees that blaze with color in autumn. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and pine, a refreshing balm that seems to settle the very spirit. Sunlight here possesses a particular clarity, casting sharp shadows in the morning and softening into a mellow, golden wash as evening approaches, painting the western sky in hues of rose and lavender. The history of Knox is intrinsically tied to the fertile soil and the early settlers who cleared these lands for farming. It was a place where agrarian life took root, and the local economy, while diversifying, still largely reflects that agricultural heritage, with family farms remaining a prominent feature. You can sense the enduring spirit of those who first tilled this ground in the quiet hum of tractors on a summer afternoon and the sturdy, weathered barns that dot the countryside. While not a place of grand monuments, Knox possesses a distinctive character, a quiet resilience born from generations of working the land and fostering a close-knit community. The roads wind through this landscape like old memories, leading past the occasional general store, a silent sentinel to a simpler era, and onward to the scattered homes that comprise the heart of Knox.
Live animated radar for Knox 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 | Knox, Albany County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.671188°N, 74.115685°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12009, 12107 |
| Area Code | 518 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Knox, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Knox, 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 Knox includes coordinates 42.671188°N, 74.115685°W, situated in Albany County. ZIP code 12009, 12107. Telephone area code: 518. 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.
