Sonyea, New York Weather
Sonyea, 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 Sonyea, Livingston County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Sonyea. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Sonyea is published on the Dansville Municipal Airport (KDSV) page, 15 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 Sonyea 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 Sonyea: Perry-Warsaw Airport (K01G) 20 km · Hornell Municipal Airport (KHTF) 35 km · Middlesex Valley Airport (K4N2) 46 km · Genesee County Airport (KGVQ) 48 km · Canandaigua Airport (KIUA) 48 km
Conditions reported at KDSV describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sonyea specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sonyea.
About Sonyea, New York
Sonyea lies in the heart of Livingston County, a place where the land itself seems to breathe with a quiet, enduring strength. It lies 28.4 miles south-south-west of Henrietta, NY (from Henrietta, NY: bearing 203°T), and is situated 8.1 miles south of Geneseo. Rolling hills, softened by the passage of seasons, give way to fertile valleys etched by the slow meandering of streams, their waters catching the diffused light of a western New York sky. The air here, especially in the late afternoons when the sun begins its descent, carries a crispness that hints at the coming chill, a scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke. Mature trees, their branches reaching like ancient arms, punctuate the landscape, offering shade in summer and a stark, elegant beauty against the winter snow. The very character of Sonyea is one of patient cultivation, a place where the land has been worked and respected, its contours shaped by both nature’s hand and human endeavor. The history of Sonyea is deeply entwined with the land and its potential for healing and growth. Once a significant site for the New York State Institute for the Study of Malignant Diseases, its legacy is one of scientific pursuit and human welfare, a quiet echo in the present landscape. Today, the agricultural pulse of Sonyea remains strong, its economy rooted in the bounty of its fields, where crops like corn and soybeans thrive under the broad sky. The presence of the Genesee River, not far distant, has long influenced the region, its waters a vital artery for life and trade. While no grand monuments mark its passing, the quiet persistence of its farms and the enduring memory of its past institutions imbue Sonyea with a distinct, unpretentious dignity, a place that has always looked to the horizon for sustenance and inspiration.
Live animated radar for Sonyea 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 | Sonyea, Livingston County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.678953°N, 77.827223°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 14556 |
| Area Code | 585 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sonyea, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sonyea, 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 Sonyea includes coordinates 42.678953°N, 77.827223°W, situated in Livingston County. ZIP code 14556. Telephone area code: 585. 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.
