Shandaken, New York Weather
Shandaken, 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 Shandaken, Ulster County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Shandaken. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Shandaken is published on the Freehold Airport (K1I5) page, 38 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. 5 airfields within reach of Shandaken 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 Shandaken: Kingston-Ulster Airport (K20N) 39 km · Joseph Y Resnick Airport (KN89) 44 km · Sullivan County International Airport (KMSV) 57 km · Columbia County Airport (K1B1) 60 km
Conditions reported at K1I5 describe the airfield itself. Weather 38 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Shandaken specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Shandaken.
About Shandaken, New York
Shandaken rests deep within the Catskill Mountains, a place where the land rises and falls with a deliberate, ancient grace. It lies 37.2 miles north-north-west of Wallkill, NY (from Wallkill, NY: bearing 343°T), and is situated 9.5 miles west of Edgewood. The terrain here is a rugged symphony of hardwood forests, their canopies a dense, emerald cloak that softens the harshness of the granite beneath. Streams, cold and clear as fractured glass, tumble down slopes, their murmur a constant, low hum beneath the rustle of leaves. The air, especially in the morning, carries the sharp, clean scent of pine and damp earth, a bracing tonic that seems to seep into the very bones. Sunlight, when it breaks through, paints the valleys in shifting hues of gold and shadow, each ray a fleeting caress on the weathered faces of the hills. The history of Shandaken is as much about the enduring power of nature as it is about human endeavor. Once a place where logging and bluestone quarrying shaped the economy, its character now leans toward a quieter, more artistic pulse. The Esopus Creek, a ribbon of cool water, still draws anglers and nature lovers, a testament to the region's natural bounty. Small hamlets, strung out along winding roads, retain a sense of self-reliance, their general stores and post offices acting as vital arteries for the scattered population. There's a palpable sense of generations who have lived and worked this land, their stories whispered by the wind through the tall pines, a quiet continuity that defines Shandaken's enduring spirit.
Live animated radar for Shandaken 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 | Shandaken, Ulster County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.12009°N, 74.395427°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12480 |
| Area Code | 845 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Shandaken, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shandaken, 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 Shandaken includes coordinates 42.120090°N, 74.395427°W, situated in Ulster County. ZIP code 12480. 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.
