Saranac Lake, New York Weather
Saranac Lake, 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 for Saranac Lake, Franklin County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Saranac Lake. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Saranac Lake is published on the Adirondack Regional Airport (KSLK) page, 9 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. 2 airfields within reach of Saranac Lake 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 Saranac Lake: Lake Placid Airport (KLKP) 15 km
Conditions reported at KSLK describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Saranac Lake specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Saranac Lake, New York
Saranac Lake rests in a broad, green valley, its waters mirroring the deep, blue sky on a clear day. It lies 46.5 miles west-south-west of Burlington, VT (from Burlington, VT: bearing 258°T), and is situated 4.9 miles south-south-east of Harrietstown. The landscape here is a dynamic interplay of water and forest, with the sprawling lake itself giving the place its name, its shores a mosaic of rocky outcrops and sandy stretches that beckon to the summer sun. Beyond the immediate embrace of the water, the terrain rises into rolling hills, thick with the scent of pine and balsam fir, their slopes a testament to the glacial sculpting that shaped this corner of the Adirondacks. The air, especially after a rain, carries a clean, sharp fragrance, a wild perfume that seems to seep from the very earth. This is a place with a layered past, a history woven into the very character of Saranac Lake. Once a thriving hub for the treatment of tuberculosis, its sanatoriums, now repurposed or gone, left an indelible mark on the community, drawing people from across the nation seeking healing in the mountain air. Today, the local economy leans on tourism, outdoor recreation, and a burgeoning arts scene, a vibrant counterpoint to the quietude of the surrounding wilderness. The wooden docks that line the lakefront, weathered by seasons of sun and ice, speak to generations who have found solace and adventure here, from the early settlers to the summer visitors who still arrive in droves, drawn by the promise of clear water and starlit nights.
Live animated radar for Saranac Lake 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 | Saranac Lake, Franklin County, New York |
| Coordinates | 44.329496°N, 74.131266°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12983 |
| Area Code | 845 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Saranac Lake, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Saranac Lake, 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 Saranac Lake includes coordinates 44.329496°N, 74.131266°W, situated in Franklin County. ZIP code 12983. 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.
