McDonough, New York Weather
McDonough, 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 McDonough, Chenango County.
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About McDonough, New York
McDonough rests in a fold of Chenango County, where the land rises and falls with a patient, agricultural grace. It lies 26.2 miles south-south-east of Union, NY (from Union, NY: bearing 167°T), and is situated 9.5 miles west-north-west of Oxford. The hills, softened by centuries of cultivation and forestation, cradle wide, fertile valleys that catch the sun like cupped hands. Here, the sky often feels vast, a canvas of shifting blues and grays, and the air carries the clean scent of damp earth and pine needles, especially potent after a summer rain. The landscape is a muted palette of greens and browns, marked by the silver threads of streams that meander through pastures and woodland, their quiet murmur a constant, gentle presence. Fields of corn and hay stretch across the slopes, their orderly rows a testament to human endeavor against the wilder, untamed edges of the woods. The roots of McDonough run deep into the soil, planted by early settlers drawn to its promise of self-sufficiency. For generations, the economy has been intrinsically tied to the land, with dairy farming and agricultural pursuits forming its sturdy backbone. Evidence of this enduring connection can be seen in the weathered barns and farmhouses that dot the countryside, their silhouettes familiar against the horizon. While the hum of tractors and the turning of seasons have always dictated the rhythm of life here, a quiet resilience pervades McDonough. The absence of grand monuments is offset by the pervasive sense of history etched into the very character of the place, a history told not in stone but in the continuity of generations who have worked and lived upon this land.
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| Location | McDonough, Chenango County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.498403°N, 75.767971°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 13801 |
| Area Code | 315 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This McDonough, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for McDonough, 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 McDonough includes coordinates 42.498403°N, 75.767971°W, situated in Chenango County. ZIP code 13801. 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.
