Sloan, New York Weather
Sloan, 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 for Sloan, Erie County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Sloan. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Sloan is published on the Buffalo Niagara International Airport (KBUF) page, 7 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. 6 airfields within reach of Sloan 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 Sloan: Buffalo Lancaster Regional Airport (KBQR) 15 km · North Buffalo Suburban Airport (K0G0) 24 km · Niagara Falls International Airport (KIAG) 27 km · Arcade Tri County Airport (KD23) 47 km · Genesee County Airport (KGVQ) 53 km
Conditions reported at KBUF describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sloan specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Sloan, New York
Sloan rests in a landscape shaped by the gentle, rolling terrain of Erie County, where the land slopes with a quiet purpose towards unseen waterways. It lies 2.1 miles west-south-west of Cheektowaga, NY (from Cheektowaga, NY: bearing 251°T), and is situated 4.3 miles east of Buffalo. The air here, especially after a rain, carries a clean, mineral scent, a testament to the rich soil that underlies the scattered woodlands and the occasional broad, open field. The character of Sloan is one of understated resilience, a place where the weathered paint on clapboard houses and the sturdy, pragmatic lines of its businesses speak of enduring practicality, rather than ostentatious display. Even the sky seems to possess a certain muted grandeur, often painted with soft, diffused light that lends a contemplative quality to the afternoon. The history of Sloan is a thread woven through the industrial past of the region, its economy once buoyed by the nearby steel mills and manufacturing plants that drew workers and families to this stretch of land. Though those days have largely receded, the legacy remains in the sturdy, brick buildings that still dot the landscape and the work ethic ingrained in its people. Today, the economic pulse of Sloan is a more varied beat, with a mix of small businesses, service industries, and a continued connection to the agricultural roots that still show in the surrounding farms. It’s a place where the quiet hum of daily life, punctuated by the occasional distant train whistle, is the prevailing sound, a gentle rhythm that has carried Sloan through decades of change.
Live animated radar for Sloan 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 | Sloan, Erie County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.893392°N, 78.793922°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 14212, 14206 |
| Area Code | 716 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sloan, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sloan, 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 Sloan includes coordinates 42.893392°N, 78.793922°W, situated in Erie County. ZIP code 14212, 14206. Telephone area code: 716. 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.
