Palenville, New York Weather
Palenville, 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 Palenville, Greene County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Palenville. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Palenville is published on the Freehold Airport (K1I5) page, 21 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. 5 airfields within reach of Palenville 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 Palenville: Kingston-Ulster Airport (K20N) 22 km · Columbia County Airport (K1B1) 29 km · Walter J. Koladza Airport (KGBR) 51 km · Joseph Y Resnick Airport (KN89) 58 km
Conditions reported at K1I5 describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Palenville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Palenville.
About Palenville, New York
Palenville rests in a verdant embrace where the Catskill Mountains begin their dramatic ascent, a place where emerald slopes tumble into the clear, cold waters of the Kaaterskill Creek. It lies 33.2 miles north of Poughkeepsie, NY (from Poughkeepsie, NY: bearing 351°T), and is situated 7.5 miles north-north-west of Saugerties. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and pine, a refreshing tonic that seems to infuse the very soul of the landscape. Rolling hills, cloaked in a mosaic of deciduous and coniferous trees, rise steeply, their contours softened by the mist that often hangs in the hollows, lending an ethereal quality to the mornings. The creek itself, a restless, silver ribbon, tumbles over ancient stones, its ceaseless murmur a constant companion to the quietude of the region, its banks often lined with the sturdy, weathered grey of exposed rock faces. The history of Palenville is intimately tied to the exploitation of its natural bounty, particularly its once-thriving bluestone quarries, whose remnants are still visible in the rough-hewn walls and foundations scattered throughout the area. These quarries, a source of labor and prosperity for generations, shaped not only the physical terrain but also the resilient spirit of its inhabitants. Today, while the quarrying has largely ceased, the legacy of that industrious past lingers, a subtle undertone to the prevailing character of Palenville as a gateway to the natural wonders of the Catskills. The local economy now leans towards the appreciation of this wild beauty, drawing visitors who seek the hiking trails and scenic vistas that define this corner of Greene County. The light here, particularly in the late afternoon, casts long, dramatic shadows that paint the mountainsides in hues of gold and russet, a fleeting spectacle that underscores the timeless allure of Palenville.
Live animated radar for Palenville 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 | Palenville, Greene County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.174533°N, 74.020136°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12463 |
| Area Code | 845 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Palenville, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Palenville, 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 Palenville includes coordinates 42.174533°N, 74.020136°W, situated in Greene County. ZIP code 12463. 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.
