Orchard Park, New York Weather
Orchard Park, 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 Orchard Park, Saratoga County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Orchard Park. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Orchard Park is published on the Schenectady County Airport (KSCH) 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. 6 airfields within reach of Orchard Park 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 Orchard Park: Saratoga County Airport (K5B2) 14 km · Albany International Airport (KALB) 22 km · Garnseys Airport (KB04) 30 km · Heber Airpark (K30) 36 km · Fulton County Airport (KNY0) 36 km
Conditions reported at KSCH describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Orchard Park specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Orchard Park.
About Orchard Park, New York
Orchard Park unfolds across rolling terrain, a place where the land itself seems to breathe with the changing seasons. It lies 7.7 miles north-west of Clifton Park, NY (from Clifton Park, NY: bearing 304°T), and is situated 8.2 miles north-north-east of Schenectady. Fields of corn and soybeans, emerald in the summer sun and burnished gold in autumn, give way to stands of maple and oak, their leaves whispering secrets on the breeze. The air here carries the clean scent of fertile earth, mingled with the fainter, sweeter perfume of ripening apples that lend the locale its name. Distant hills, softened by a haze of summer heat or dusted with the first hints of winter snow, form a gentle horizon, and the occasional glint of sunlight on a distant pond suggests hidden pockets of quiet water. The history of Orchard Park is one of quiet industry and enduring connection to the land. Early settlers, drawn by the rich soil and abundant water, established farms that continue to be the backbone of its economy, the careful cultivation of orchards and fields a tradition passed down through generations. While agricultural pursuits remain central, the proximity to larger centers has also fostered a steady growth in small businesses, from artisanal bakeries to workshops where skilled hands craft local goods. The character of Orchard Park is one of steady, unhurried progress, a place where community gatherings in the town square are as vital as the harvest itself, and where the enduring spirit of those who first worked this land still resonates in the quiet strength of its people.
Live animated radar for Orchard Park 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 | Orchard Park, Saratoga County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.928056°N, 73.897222°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12027, 14127 |
| Area Code | 518, 716 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Orchard Park, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Orchard Park, 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 Orchard Park includes coordinates 42.928056°N, 73.897222°W, situated in Saratoga County. ZIP code 12027, 14127. Telephone area code: 518, 716. 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.
