Selkirk, New York Weather
Selkirk, 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, soil and crop conditions for Selkirk, Albany County.
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About Selkirk, New York
Selkirk rests on land that breathes the quietude of the Hudson Valley, where the earth gently rises and falls, a subtle topography hinting at ancient geological forces. It lies 8.6 miles south-south-west of Albany, NY (from Albany, NY: bearing 195°T), and is situated 8.9 miles south-east of New Scotland. Fields of green, often brushed with the gold of ripening crops or the stark white of winter frost, stretch towards horizons softened by the hazy blue of distant hills. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon when the sun begins its descent, carries a faint sweetness, a blend of damp soil and the lingering perfume of pine needles from the bordering woodlands. The scattered homes and barns, painted in hues of weathered red and sensible gray, punctuate the landscape, their forms softened by the diffused light, giving Selkirk a character of enduring, unpretentious presence. This stretch of Albany County carries the weight of agricultural history, its fertile soils long having been coaxed into yielding sustenance. The local economy, once perhaps more robust with the rhythms of farming and small-scale industry, now finds its pulse in a more diversified pattern, with many residents commuting to the busier centers of the region. Yet, the echoes of past endeavors are not entirely lost; old stone foundations might still be glimpsed in overgrown clearings, remnants of a time when Selkirk was a more self-contained entity. The nearby waters of the Hudson River, a constant presence even from a distance, have always been a conduit, shaping the lives and livelihoods that have passed through this place, a silent witness to the generations who have called Selkirk home.
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| Location | Selkirk, Albany County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.532303°N, 73.798456°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 13142, 12158 |
| Area Code | 315, 518 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Selkirk, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Selkirk, 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 Selkirk includes coordinates 42.532303°N, 73.798456°W, situated in Albany County. ZIP code 13142, 12158. Telephone area code: 315, 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. 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.
