McLean, New York Weather
McLean, 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 McLean, Tompkins County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near McLean. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for McLean is published on the Cortland County Chase Field (KN03) page, 8 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 McLean 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 McLean: Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (KITH) 15 km · Owasco Airport (K2N4) 26 km · Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link field (KBGM) 46 km · Finger Lakes Regional Airport (K0G7) 54 km · Tri Cities Airport (KCZG) 55 km
Conditions reported at KN03 describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at McLean specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for McLean.
About McLean, New York
McLean unfolds across rolling hills, a quiet settlement where the land itself seems to breathe with the changing seasons. It lies 13.0 miles north-east of Ithaca, NY (from Ithaca, NY: bearing 54°T), and is situated 6.6 miles west-south-west of Cortland. The terrain here is a study in gentle slopes and open fields, often brushed by the soft, diffused light of Tompkins County's northern latitude, especially as dusk settles and paints the western sky in hues of lavender and rose. Small forests, primarily hardwoods like maple and oak, punctuate the agricultural landscape, their leaves rustling in the breeze that carries the faint scent of damp earth and distant pine. Streams, born from springs higher up, meander through pastures and woodlands, their waters clear and cool, feeding into larger waterways that eventually find their way to the Cayuga Lake watershed. The character of McLean is one of understated persistence, a place where life moves with a deliberate, grounded cadence, tied closely to the rhythms of the soil and the sky. The history of McLean is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of agricultural endeavor and the enduring spirit of its people. Once a crossroads for early settlers forging their way through this part of New York, its economy has long been rooted in the land, with dairy farms and crop cultivation shaping its present-day appearance. While the agricultural sector remains a vital thread, the broader economic landscape of McLean has diversified, drawing from the proximity to larger educational and research institutions, fostering a blend of rural tradition and modern enterprise. The absence of major industrial hubs means the air often carries the clean scent of open country, a testament to a way of life that values connection to the natural world. Visitors might find a particular charm in the unpretentious storefronts and the friendly nods exchanged between neighbors, reflecting a deep-seated sense of community that has sustained McLean through the decades.
Live animated radar for McLean 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 | McLean, Tompkins County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.552016°N, 76.291044°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 13102 |
| Area Code | 315 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This McLean, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for McLean, 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 McLean includes coordinates 42.552016°N, 76.291044°W, situated in Tompkins County. ZIP code 13102. 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. 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.
