Niagara Falls, New York Weather
Niagara Falls, 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 for Niagara Falls, Niagara County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Niagara Falls. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Niagara Falls is published on the Niagara Falls International Airport (KIAG) page, 9 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. 4 airfields within reach of Niagara Falls 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 Niagara Falls: North Buffalo Suburban Airport (K0G0) 29 km · Buffalo Niagara International Airport (KBUF) 32 km · Buffalo Lancaster Regional Airport (KBQR) 41 km
Conditions reported at KIAG describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Niagara Falls specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Niagara Falls, New York
Niagara Falls itself is a spectacle of raw, untamed power, a thunderous cascade that sculpts the very air with its perpetual mist. It lies 10.5 miles west-north-west of North Tonawanda, NY (from North Tonawanda, NY: bearing 292°T), and is situated 6.6 miles north-west of Grand Island. The land here, shaped by ancient glacial forces, slopes towards the immense chasm, a dramatic gouge in the earth where the Niagara River, a vital artery connecting two Great Lakes, plunges with breathtaking force. The sheer volume of water, a ceaseless roar that becomes a part of the local soundscape, creates a unique microclimate, fostering a verdant, almost tropical lushness in the surrounding parks, a stark contrast to the broader, more temperate terrain of Western New York. The light, especially in the late afternoon, refracts through the fine spray, painting transient rainbows that arc across the gorge, a fleeting, ethereal artistry against the enduring stone. This locale, long a place of awe and pilgrimage, traces its economic roots to the very water that defines it. The relentless energy of the falls was harnessed early on, fueling a burgeoning industrial landscape of paper mills and electrical generation that once defined Niagara Falls. While some of those titans have since faded, the legacy of ingenuity remains, and tourism now forms a significant pillar of its economy, drawing visitors from across the globe to witness this natural wonder. Beyond the immediate spectacle, the region’s fertile land, particularly to the south and west, is a patchwork of agricultural fields, yielding crops that speak to the enduring bounty of the Niagara frontier. The historical narrative of Niagara Falls is deeply intertwined with exploration, early American settlement, and later, the harnessing of its immense hydrological power, a story etched not just in stone but in the very currents of the river.
Live animated radar for Niagara Falls 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 | Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York |
| Coordinates | 43.0945°N, 79.056711°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Toronto) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 14301, 14303, 14302, 14304, 14305 |
| Area Code | 716 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Niagara Falls, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Niagara Falls, 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 Niagara Falls includes coordinates 43.094500°N, 79.056711°W, situated in Niagara County. ZIP code 14301, 14303, 14302, 14304, 14305. Telephone area code: 716. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/Toronto).
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.
