Schaghticoke, New York Weather
Schaghticoke, 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 Schaghticoke, Rensselaer County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Schaghticoke. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Schaghticoke is published on the Garnseys Airport (KB04) page, 19 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 Schaghticoke 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 Schaghticoke: Albany International Airport (KALB) 24 km · William H Morse State Airport (KDDH) 28 km · Saratoga County Airport (K5B2) 28 km · Schenectady County Airport (KSCH) 28 km · Heber Airpark (K30) 32 km
Conditions reported at KB04 describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Schaghticoke specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Schaghticoke.
About Schaghticoke, New York
Schaghticoke rests in a broad, fertile valley, where the Hoosic River has patiently sculpted the land over millennia, leaving behind a terrain of rolling hills that soften towards the water's edge. It lies 9.7 miles east-north-east of Clifton Park, NY (from Clifton Park, NY: bearing 76°T), and is situated 8.4 miles north-east of Halfmoon. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and distant pine, especially in the early morning when mist often clings to the low-lying fields. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out like patchwork quilts, bordered by stands of deciduous trees that blaze with color in the autumn, their leaves rustling secrets on the breeze. The character of Schaghticoke is one of quiet endurance, of a place that has settled into its landscape, its buildings reflecting the practical, grounded nature of the people who call it home. The history of Schaghticoke is deeply entwined with its agricultural heritage, a legacy evident in the enduring family farms that still dot the surrounding countryside, their barns weathered silver by generations of sun and rain. For a time, the manufacture of paper played a significant role in the local economy, its mills once a hub of activity along the Hoosic, though now the river's presence is more a gentle murmur than a roar of industry. The community retains a strong sense of its past, a quiet pride in its resilience and its connection to the land. Even now, as the sun begins to dip below the western hills, casting long shadows across the fields, there is a palpable sense of peace that settles over Schaghticoke, a feeling of time moving at its own deliberate pace.
Live animated radar for Schaghticoke 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 | Schaghticoke, Rensselaer County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.900077°N, 73.585394°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12154 |
| Area Code | 518 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Schaghticoke, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Schaghticoke, 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 Schaghticoke includes coordinates 42.900077°N, 73.585394°W, situated in Rensselaer County. ZIP code 12154. 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.
