Paradox, New York Weather
Paradox, 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 Paradox, Essex County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Paradox. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Paradox is published on the Ticonderoga Municipal Airport (K4B6) page, 19 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 Paradox 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 Paradox: Basin Harbor Airport (KB06) 40 km · Middlebury State Airport (K6B0) 45 km · Lake Placid Airport (KLKP) 49 km
Conditions reported at K4B6 describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Paradox specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Paradox.
About Paradox, New York
Paradox is a place where the quietude of the Adirondack Mountains settles deep into the bones of the land. It lies 35.6 miles north of Queensbury, NY (from Queensbury, NY: bearing 357°T), and is situated 6.8 miles east-north-east of Schroon Lake. Here, the terrain rises and falls with a patient, geological grace, cloaked in the dense, green hush of mixed forests that lean against the slopes. The air itself carries a crispness, hinting at the chill of nearby waters and the sharp scent of pine needles underfoot. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in shafts of liquid gold, illuminating the stillness of the woods and the scattered clearings that punctuate the wilder stretches. The very character of Paradox is one of gentle endurance, a landscape that has weathered centuries with a stoic, unbroken spirit. This corner of Essex County owes its existence to a history of resourcefulness, a story etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet endeavors of its people. The waters that ripple through Paradox, remnants of a glacial past, once powered mills and provided sustenance, a lifeline for the early settlers who sought to tame the wilderness. While the grander industries have long since faded, a spirit of self-reliance endures, reflected in the small-scale agriculture and the quiet tourism that draw visitors seeking the unspoiled beauty of the region. The legacy of these early lives, their struggles and triumphs, seems to linger in the rustle of leaves and the murmur of the streams, a subtle testament to the enduring human connection to this wild, beautiful place.
Live animated radar for Paradox 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 | Paradox, Essex County, New York |
| Coordinates | 43.891448°N, 73.645683°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12858 |
| Area Code | 845 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Paradox, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Paradox, 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 Paradox includes coordinates 43.891448°N, 73.645683°W, situated in Essex County. ZIP code 12858. 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.
