Moriah, New York Weather
Moriah, 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 Moriah, Essex County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Moriah. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Moriah is published on the Basin Harbor Airport (KB06) page, 20 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 Moriah 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 Moriah: Ticonderoga Municipal Airport (K4B6) 20 km · Middlebury State Airport (K6B0) 33 km · Shelburne Airport (KVT8) 41 km · Lake Placid Airport (KLKP) 44 km · Warren-Sugarbush Airport (K0B7) 55 km
Conditions reported at KB06 describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Moriah specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Moriah.
About Moriah, New York
Moriah rests in a rugged embrace of the Adirondack Mountains, where the eastern slopes descend toward the broad, glinting expanse of Lake Champlain. It lies 33.0 miles south-south-west of Burlington, VT (from Burlington, VT: bearing 206°T), and is situated 7.4 miles north-north-west of Crown Point. The land here is a study in contrasts: dense forests of pine and spruce climb the steeper grades, their dark green a deep counterpoint to the slate-grey rock outcroppings that punctuate the hillsides. Valleys, carved by ancient glaciers and now cradling winding streams, offer pockets of fertile soil where fields stretch out, a softer green against the wilder backdrop. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the sharp, clean scent of evergreen and damp earth, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in from all sides. Even within the settled areas, the sense of wilderness is never far, with deer frequently seen grazing at the edges of lawns and the distant call of a hawk a common sound. The history of Moriah is deeply intertwined with the iron ore that once lay rich beneath its soil. For over a century, mining was the lifeblood of this place, with the slag heaps and abandoned shafts standing as quiet monuments to a robust industrial past. This legacy of hard work and resourcefulness shaped the character of Moriah, a character that persists today in the quiet resilience of its residents. While the mines are largely silent now, the echoes of that era linger, a subtle hum beneath the surface of everyday life. The local economy has shifted, with tourism and smaller businesses now playing a more prominent role, drawing visitors to the natural beauty of the surrounding mountains and the shores of Lake Champlain. The summer light, when it catches the water, can be blindingly brilliant, transforming the lake into a sheet of hammered silver.
Live animated radar for Moriah 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 | Moriah, Essex County, New York |
| Coordinates | 44.046166°N, 73.505126°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12960 |
| Area Code | 845 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Moriah, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Moriah, 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 Moriah includes coordinates 44.046166°N, 73.505126°W, situated in Essex County. ZIP code 12960. 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.
