Rotterdam Junction, New York Weather
Rotterdam Junction, 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 Rotterdam Junction, Schenectady County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Rotterdam Junction. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Rotterdam Junction is published on the Schenectady County Airport (KSCH) page, 10 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 Rotterdam Junction 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 Rotterdam Junction: Albany International Airport (KALB) 24 km · Saratoga County Airport (K5B2) 25 km · Fulton County Airport (KNY0) 27 km · Garnseys Airport (KB04) 43 km · Sharon Airport (K31) 45 km
Conditions reported at KSCH describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rotterdam Junction specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rotterdam Junction.
About Rotterdam Junction, New York
Rotterdam Junction lies where the fertile Mohawk Valley begins its gentle descent towards the Hudson River. It lies 3.8 miles south of Glenville, NY (from Glenville, NY: bearing 176°T), and is situated 6.8 miles north-west of Schenectady. The land here is a patchwork of arable fields, the soil a rich, dark loam that has yielded crops for generations, punctuated by stands of mature oak and maple that hold the summer sun in their dense canopies. The air carries the clean scent of turned earth and the faint, sweet perfume of ripening corn in late August, a palpable sweetness that seems to cling to the very air. The Schoharie Creek, a ribbon of cool, clear water, meanders through the landscape, its banks often lined with willows whose branches trail in the current, a constant, murmuring presence. This crossroads of waterways and pathways has long been a place of transit and trade, its history interwoven with the development of transportation networks that shaped the region. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile land and access to waterways, established farms and mills, their labor marking the terrain with enduring fields and weathered barns. The spirit of industry, once fueled by canal boats and later by railroad spurs, still echoes in the quiet hum of machinery from local businesses that serve the surrounding agricultural communities. Rotterdam Junction, though unassuming, carries the quiet dignity of a place that has seen the ebb and flow of progress, its character forged by the enduring connection to the land and the persistent flow of the creek.
Live animated radar for Rotterdam Junction 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.
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| Location | Rotterdam Junction, Schenectady County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.87452°N, 74.046516°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12150 |
| Area Code | 518 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rotterdam Junction, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rotterdam Junction, 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 Rotterdam Junction includes coordinates 42.874520°N, 74.046516°W, situated in Schenectady County. ZIP code 12150. Telephone area code: 518. 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.
