Rouses Point, New York Weather
Rouses Point, 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 for Rouses Point, Clinton County.
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About Rouses Point, New York
Rouses Point rests at the northernmost edge of New York's Champlain Valley, a place where the vast expanse of Lake Champlain begins to narrow, funneling towards Canada. It lies 36.6 miles north-north-west of Burlington, VT (from Burlington, VT: bearing 348°T), and is situated 4.0 miles east of Champlain. The landscape here is a gentle mosaic of fertile farmland, the rich, dark soil yielding rows of corn and hay that stretch towards the horizon, punctuated by stands of deciduous trees that blaze with color in autumn. The air, especially in the early morning, carries the crisp, clean scent of water and damp earth, a subtle perfume that speaks of the Great Lake's presence, even when it is out of sight. The sky above Rouses Point often feels immense, a canvas for shifting clouds and the stark, beautiful light of sunrise and sunset that paints the flat terrain in hues of rose and gold. The history of Rouses Point is deeply entwined with its strategic location, a gateway between the United States and its northern neighbor, a fact underscored by the imposing stone structure of Fort Montgomery, a sentinel guarding the waterway. For generations, this locality has been shaped by the flow of trade and travel across the border, its economy once buoyed by the shipping industry and later by the railway that connected the two nations. Today, while agriculture still plays a vital role, the character of Rouses Point is also defined by its quiet resilience, a community that embraces its historical roots while navigating the changing tides of commerce and tourism, drawn by the allure of the lake and the echoes of its past.
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| Location | Rouses Point, Clinton County, New York |
| Coordinates | 44.993928°N, 73.364856°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12979 |
| Area Code | 845 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rouses Point, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rouses Point, 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 Rouses Point includes coordinates 44.993928°N, 73.364856°W, situated in Clinton County. ZIP code 12979. 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. 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.
