North Merrick, New York Weather
North Merrick, 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 for North Merrick, Nassau County.
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About North Merrick, New York
North Merrick unfolds as a verdant tapestry of suburban life, its landscape characterized by the gentle rise and fall of residential streets and the leafy embrace of mature trees. It lies 1.6 miles south of East Meadow, NY (from East Meadow, NY: bearing 188°T), and is situated 5.7 miles south-east of North Hempstead. The air here, especially on a humid summer afternoon, carries the faint, sweet scent of freshly cut grass mingling with the distant murmur of traffic, a constant hum that underscores the area's connection to the wider world. Broad lawns, meticulously tended, stretch out like emerald carpets, interrupted by the occasional splash of color from blooming azaleas or the stoic grey of a weathered mailbox. The terrain, neither dramatically hilly nor perfectly flat, offers a comfortable, rolling character that invites leisurely strolls, a place where the sky feels vast and accessible, often painted with the soft, diffused light of Long Island's maritime climate. The roots of North Merrick are deeply intertwined with the post-war suburban expansion that reshaped much of Nassau County, a wave of growth that transformed farmland into neighborhoods. While no singular, defining industry dominates its present-day economy, North Merrick thrives as a hub of commerce and services, its local businesses catering to the daily needs of its residents, from the corner bakery with its perpetually warm ovens to the small, independent shops lining the commercial arteries. It's a place where history is less about grand monuments and more about the quiet accumulation of lives lived, of families raised within its borders, and the enduring spirit of community that has allowed North Merrick to maintain its distinct identity amidst the ever-changing currents of suburban development.
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| Location | North Merrick, Nassau County, New York |
| Coordinates | 40.691212°N, 73.563183°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 11566 |
| Area Code | 516 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This North Merrick, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for North Merrick, 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 North Merrick includes coordinates 40.691212°N, 73.563183°W, situated in Nassau County. ZIP code 11566. Telephone area code: 516. 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.
