Marathon, New York Weather
Marathon, 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 Marathon, Cortland County.
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About Marathon, New York
Marathon rests in a valley where the gentle slopes of Cortland County begin to deepen, cradling a landscape of rolling farmland and mature woodlands. It lies 23.7 miles east of Ithaca, NY (from Ithaca, NY: bearing 90°T), and is situated 6.4 miles north-north-west of Lisle. The Tioughnioga River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, meanders through the heart of Marathon, its banks often softened by willows and alder. Here, the air carries the clean scent of pine and damp earth, a fragrance that deepens with the coming of dusk, when the sky above Marathon can turn a magnificent, bruised purple. The terrain itself, a patchwork of cultivated fields and shadowed groves, suggests a quiet resilience, a place that has long understood the turning of seasons and the steady work of the land. The history of Marathon is a story of small-scale ambition and enduring connection to the soil. Originally settled in the early 19th century, its economy was once sustained by agriculture, particularly dairy farming, and the mills that harnessed the power of the Tioughnioga. Though the industrial hum has long since faded, echoes of that past can still be found in the sturdy, unassuming architecture of its older buildings. Today, Marathon retains a character shaped by its agricultural roots, a place where the pace of life feels attuned to the cycles of planting and harvest, and where the local community finds its identity in the shared experience of this particular stretch of upstate New York.
Live animated radar for Marathon and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Marathon, Cortland County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.441739°N, 76.032147°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 13803 |
| Area Code | 315 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Marathon, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Marathon, 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 Marathon includes coordinates 42.441739°N, 76.032147°W, situated in Cortland County. ZIP code 13803. Telephone area code: 315. 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.
