Shady, New York Weather
Shady, 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 Shady, Ulster County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Shady.
About Shady, New York
Shady rests in a hollow, a quiet collection of houses and farms cradled by the rolling hills of Ulster County. It lies 28.1 miles north-north-west of Poughkeepsie, NY (from Poughkeepsie, NY: bearing 334°T), and is situated 5.8 miles south-south-east of Edgewood. Here, the Catskill Mountains begin their grand ascent, their slopes cloaked in a dense tapestry of deciduous trees that blaze with fiery hues in autumn and stand stark and skeletal against the winter sky. The land itself is a testament to glacial sculpting, a terrain of valleys and ridges where the air, especially at dusk, carries the damp, earthy scent of loam and decaying leaves. Small streams, born from the mountain springs, meander through meadows and woods, their soft murmur a constant undercurrent to the stillness. Shady is a place where the sky feels vast, a broad canvas stretching from the eastern ridgelines to the western peaks, often painted with the dramatic brushstrokes of passing weather. The history of Shady is deeply entwined with the land, a story of hardy settlers who cleared forests for farms and found sustenance in the fertile soil and the bounty of the surrounding wilderness. Generations have worked this earth, their livelihoods tied to the rhythm of the seasons, cultivating crops and raising livestock. The local economy, while perhaps less robust than in decades past, still holds onto its agricultural roots, with small farms dotting the landscape, their produce often finding its way to local markets. There’s a quiet pride in this enduring connection to the land, a sense that the spirit of those early pioneers still breathes in the very air of Shady. While not a bustling hub, the character of Shady lies in its understated resilience, a testament to a way of life that values community and the enduring strength of nature.
Live animated radar for Shady 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 | Shady, Ulster County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.06648°N, 74.159309°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12498, 12479 |
| Area Code | 845 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Shady, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shady, 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 Shady includes coordinates 42.066480°N, 74.159309°W, situated in Ulster County. ZIP code 12498, 12479. 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.
