Lake Hill, 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 Lake Hill, Ulster County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Lake Hill. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Lake Hill is published on the Kingston-Ulster Airport (K20N) page, 21 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. 5 airfields within reach of Lake Hill 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 Lake Hill: Freehold Airport (K1I5) 34 km · Joseph Y Resnick Airport (KN89) 41 km · Columbia County Airport (K1B1) 46 km · Dutchess County Airport (KPOU) 55 km
Conditions reported at K20N describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lake Hill specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lake Hill.
Lake Hill rests against the rolling contours of Ulster County, a place where verdant slopes meet the cool, dark waters of a sizable lake. It lies 28.8 miles north-north-west of Poughkeepsie, NY (from Poughkeepsie, NY: bearing 332°T), and is situated 5.2 miles south-south-east of Edgewood. The landscape here is a generous invitation to pause, with wooded hillsides that spill down to the water's edge, their leaves whispering secrets in the breeze. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, paints shifting patterns on the forest floor, illuminating the moss-covered stones and the sturdy trunks of ancient trees. The air, especially in the hush of early morning or the golden glow of late afternoon, carries a clean, earthy scent, a testament to the surrounding wildness and the quiet pulse of nature that defines this corner of the Catskills. The very existence of Lake Hill is intimately tied to its namesake body of water, a reservoir that once powered local industries and now offers a serene backdrop for a simpler way of life. Nineteenth-century mills, their stone foundations still visible in places, once hummed with the energy drawn from these waters, supporting a burgeoning economy built on timber and early manufacturing. Today, that industrious spirit has softened, giving way to a more pastoral rhythm; the land is dotted with small farms and artisanal workshops, and the clear waters of the lake are now primarily a source of recreation and quiet contemplation for those who call Lake Hill home.
Live animated radar for Lake Hill 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 | Lake Hill, Ulster County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.067313°N, 74.187088°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12448 |
| Area Code | 845 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lake Hill, 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 Lake Hill includes coordinates 42.067313°N, 74.187088°W, situated in Ulster County. ZIP code 12448. 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.