Nichols, New York Weather
Nichols, 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 Nichols, Steuben County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Nichols. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Nichols is published on the Corning Painted Post Airport (K7N1) page, 22 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 Nichols 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 Nichols: Grand Canyon Regional Airport (KN38) 33 km · Elmira Corning Regional Airport (KELM) 35 km · Hornell Municipal Airport (KHTF) 54 km
Conditions reported at K7N1 describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Nichols specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Nichols.
About Nichols, New York
Nichols rests in the rolling landscape of southern Steuben County, a place where the land itself seems to breathe with the quiet exhale of the seasons. It lies 24.1 miles west-south-west of Elmira, NY (from Elmira, NY: bearing 257°T), and is situated 6.7 miles south-south-west of Addison. The terrain here is a study in gentle slopes and broad valleys, sculpted by ancient waterways that still trace their patient paths through the countryside. Creeks, like the ribbon of Shepard Creek, meander through fields that shift from the emerald blush of new growth in spring to the burnished gold of late summer. The air, especially in the hush of early morning or the deepening light of evening, carries the clean scent of damp earth and distant pine, a fragrance that clings to the skin and settles in the lungs. Trees, a mix of deciduous giants and stoic evergreens, form irregular crowns against the vast canvas of the sky, their leaves rustling with a sound like whispered secrets. The history of Nichols is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring agricultural spirit that has long defined its economy. Once a hub for milling and agriculture, the land continues to yield its bounty, with farms stretching across the hillsides, producing corn, soybeans, and dairy. The modest buildings that line the main thoroughfares speak of a past where commerce was local and life moved at a pace dictated by the sun and the soil. While larger industries have largely passed by, a resilience remains, a quiet pride in the self-sufficiency born from generations of working this fertile ground. The sense of community in Nichols is palpable, a quiet understanding that binds its residents, a shared inheritance of the land and its enduring, unhurried rhythm.
Live animated radar for Nichols 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 | Nichols, Steuben County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.00924°N, 77.265256°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 14801, 13812 |
| Area Code | 607, 315 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Nichols, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Nichols, 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 Nichols includes coordinates 42.009240°N, 77.265256°W, situated in Steuben County. ZIP code 14801, 13812. Telephone area code: 607, 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.
