Shirley, New York Weather
Shirley, 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 for Shirley, Suffolk County.
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About Shirley, New York
Shirley stretches across a landscape shaped by the slow grind of glacial ice and the patient erosion of wind and water, its terrain a muted tapestry of sandy loam and marshy flats. It lies 2.9 miles east-north-east of Brookhaven, NY (from Brookhaven, NY: bearing 58°T), and is situated 8.4 miles east-south-east of Coram. The air here often carries the briny tang of the nearby Great South Bay, a constant murmur that seeps into the very soul of Shirley. South of the main thoroughfares, the land gives way to wetlands and shallow inlets, where spartina grass waves in endless, whispering ranks, a subtle green tide against the pale sky. Even in the more developed stretches, the earth retains a certain yielding quality, a reminder of its ancient, sandy origins, and the light, especially as it slants towards evening, can cast a warm, almost buttery glow on the clapboard houses and the occasional weathered oak. The history of Shirley is a story of agricultural roots giving way to suburban sprawl, a transformation accelerated by the post-war boom and the relentless westward pull of New York City. Once, farms and cranberry bogs dotted this land, their produce contributing to the local economy, a quiet industry that hummed with the seasons. Now, the economic engine of Shirley is more varied, a blend of retail, services, and the commutes of its residents who find their livelihoods further afield. It’s a place where the echoes of old Suffolk County can still be felt, in the names of streets and the enduring, if sometimes faint, scent of salt marsh that clings to the breeze, a persistent whisper of the bay’s proximity.
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| Location | Shirley, Suffolk County, New York |
| Coordinates | 40.801488°N, 72.867603°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 14111, 11967 |
| Area Code | 716, 914, 845 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Shirley, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shirley, 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 Shirley includes coordinates 40.801488°N, 72.867603°W, situated in Suffolk County. ZIP code 14111, 11967. Telephone area code: 716, 914, 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.
