Sherman, 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 Sherman, Chautauqua County.
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Sherman sits at the western edge of Chautauqua County, a place where the land begins to roll with a quiet authority. It lies 18.9 miles west-north-west of Jamestown, NY (from Jamestown, NY: bearing 283°T), and is situated 7.5 miles west-south-west of Chautauqua. Broad fields, once the domain of dairy herds, now often give way to the orderly rows of corn and soybeans, their green stretching towards horizons softened by the haze of summer or the stark clarity of a winter sky. The air here, especially in the early morning, carries a damp, earthy scent, a promise of fertile ground and the slow, steady pulse of agriculture. Small streams, tributaries to the Cassadaga Creek, meander through the landscape, their banks sometimes lined with willows, their waters reflecting the muted colors of the sky. The houses, many of them sturdy, clapboard affairs, speak of generations who have worked this soil, their roofs angled against the persistent snows of winter. The history of Sherman is largely one of agricultural endeavor, of families who cleared the land and built their lives upon it. The village itself, a compact cluster of buildings, served as the hub for these farming communities, a place for trade and fellowship. While the agricultural backbone remains, the local economy has diversified, with small businesses and services catering to the surrounding countryside. For a long time, the railroad was a vital artery, bringing goods in and taking produce out, though its presence is now more a memory etched into the landscape than an active force. Yet, a certain resilience persists, a quiet determination to maintain the character of a place shaped by the seasons and the enduring spirit of its people.
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| Location | Sherman, Chautauqua County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.159224°N, 79.595326°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 14781 |
| Area Code | 607 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sherman, 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 Sherman includes coordinates 42.159224°N, 79.595326°W, situated in Chautauqua County. ZIP code 14781. Telephone area code: 607. 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.