Putnam Station, 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 Putnam Station, Washington County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Putnam Station. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Putnam Station is published on the Ticonderoga Municipal Airport (K4B6) page, 16 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 Putnam Station 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 Putnam Station: Middlebury State Airport (K6B0) 36 km · Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport (KRUT) 41 km · Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport (KGFL) 48 km · Basin Harbor Airport (KB06) 51 km
Conditions reported at K4B6 describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Putnam Station specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Putnam Station.
Putnam Station rests at the edge of a landscape that breathes with the deep, quiet hum of the Adirondack foothills. It lies 27.4 miles north-north-east of Queensbury, NY (from Queensbury, NY: bearing 26°T), and is situated 8.3 miles south-south-east of Ticonderoga. The land here is a study in subtle shifts, with rolling terrain giving way to steeper inclines as one approaches the mountains, their distant peaks often softened by a haze that catches the afternoon sun. The air itself carries a cool, clean scent, a blend of pine needles and damp earth, particularly potent after a passing shower. Fields, pieced together like a patchwork quilt, stretch across the valleys, their verdant greens punctuated by the darker, more rugged textures of the surrounding woodlands. The presence of water is felt, even when unseen, in the low murmur of unseen creeks and the broader, more imposing sweep of Lake Champlain to the west, its vastness a constant, silent reminder of the region's natural grandeur. The history of Putnam Station is intertwined with the very arteries of commerce that once flowed through this region. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of timber and fertile soil, established a presence here, their lives dictated by the seasons and the demands of the land. The local economy, while no longer dominated by the large-scale logging operations of the past, still finds its roots in the agricultural rhythm of the surrounding farms, with the occasional truck hauling produce a familiar sight along the quiet roadways. The echoes of a more industrial past can still be discerned in the weathered barns and the remnants of old mill sites, whispers of a time when this place was a hub of activity. Today, the character of Putnam Station is one of quiet resilience, a place where the enduring spirit of its inhabitants is as evident as the enduring strength of the ancient trees that stand sentinel over the hills.
Live animated radar for Putnam Station 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 | Putnam Station, Washington County, New York |
| Coordinates | 43.734229°N, 73.374838°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12861 |
| Area Code | 845 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Putnam Station, 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 Putnam Station includes coordinates 43.734229°N, 73.374838°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 12861. 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.