Rathbone, New York Weather
Rathbone, 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 Rathbone, Steuben County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Rathbone. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Rathbone is published on the Corning Painted Post Airport (K7N1) page, 18 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 Rathbone 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 Rathbone: Elmira Corning Regional Airport (KELM) 36 km · Hornell Municipal Airport (KHTF) 40 km · Grand Canyon Regional Airport (KN38) 46 km · Wellsville Municipal Airport - Tarantine Field (KELZ) 55 km · Dansville Municipal Airport (KDSV) 58 km
Conditions reported at K7N1 describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rathbone specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rathbone.
About Rathbone, New York
Rathbone unfolds across a landscape sculpted by ancient glaciers, where the rolling hills of Steuben County gently give way to the deeper valleys that cradle its scattered hamlets. It lies 26.5 miles west of Elmira, NY (from Elmira, NY: bearing 277°T), and is situated 9.3 miles south-west of Campbell. The land here is a rich, dark loam, a testament to centuries of forest growth and agricultural endeavor, now quilted with fields of corn and soybeans that shimmer under the vast, often dramatic, New York sky. The air, especially in the hushed hours before dawn, carries the damp, earthy scent of dew-kissed soil and the faint, clean whisper of pine from the surrounding woodlands. Along the narrow, winding roads, old farmhouses stand with a quiet dignity, their weathered clapboards reflecting the muted, golden light of late afternoon. The history of Rathbone is deeply entwined with the lumber and agricultural industries that first drew settlers to this fertile basin. Early fortunes were made and lost in the felling of vast tracts of timber, the logs then floated down the Cohocton River to distant markets. Later, the land proved more enduring, its capacity for growing grain and raising livestock forming the backbone of the local economy for generations. While large-scale industry has largely receded, a resilient spirit persists, seen in the small, independent farms that still dot the countryside and the occasional roadside stand offering the season's bounty. The quiet hum of tractors in the distance and the occasional rumble of a freight train passing through a distant valley are the steady rhythms that define life in Rathbone.
Live animated radar for Rathbone 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 | Rathbone, Steuben County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.133962°N, 77.321091°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 14801, 14876 |
| Area Code | 607 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rathbone, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rathbone, 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 Rathbone includes coordinates 42.133962°N, 77.321091°W, situated in Steuben County. ZIP code 14801, 14876. Telephone area code: 607. 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.
