Porter, New York Weather
Porter, 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, soil and crop conditions for Porter, Washington County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Porter.
About Porter, New York
Porter lies cradled in the rolling terrain of Washington County, where the land begins to soften its ascent towards the Adirondack foothills. It lies 17.8 miles east-south-east of Queensbury, NY (from Queensbury, NY: bearing 109°T), and is situated 8.8 miles north-north-east of Salem. The sky here often holds a vast, open quality, particularly in the late afternoon when sunlight slants across the fields, painting them in hues of amber and gold, a light that seems to linger longer than elsewhere. Fields of corn and hay, bordered by stone walls that speak of patient labor, give way to stands of mixed hardwoods where the air carries the damp, earthy scent of pine needles and decaying leaves. Ditches alongside the roads, thick with Queen Anne's Lace and goldenrod, channel the rainwater towards unseen tributaries, a constant, quiet murmur beneath the hum of passing cars. The history of Porter is deeply entwined with the agricultural pulse of this region, a legacy of farming families who cleared the land and shaped its contours over generations. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile soil and the promise of self-sufficiency, established homesteads that still echo in the architecture of older barns and farmhouses, their timbers weathered to a silvery patina. The local economy, though diversified, still finds its roots in the land, with small farms producing milk, eggs, and seasonal produce, their wares often found at roadside stands or the weekly farmers' market. While no grand industrial monuments dominate the landscape, the quiet industry of skilled tradespeople—carpenters, mechanics, and those who mend fences—forms the steady heartbeat of Porter, a testament to the enduring value of practical work.
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| Location | Porter, Washington County, New York |
| Coordinates | 43.293686°N, 73.277609°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12832, 14174 |
| Area Code | 845, 716 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Porter, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Porter, 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 Porter includes coordinates 43.293686°N, 73.277609°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 12832, 14174. Telephone area code: 845, 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. 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.
