South Richmond Hill, New York Weather
South Richmond Hill, 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 South Richmond Hill, Queens County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near South Richmond Hill. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for South Richmond Hill is published on the John F. Kennedy International Airport (KJFK) 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 South Richmond Hill 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 South Richmond Hill: LaGuardia Airport (KLGA) 10 km · Teterboro Airport (KTEB) 26 km · Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) 30 km · Republic Airport (KFRG) 34 km · Linden Airport (KLDJ) 37 km
Conditions reported at KJFK describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at South Richmond Hill specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About South Richmond Hill, New York
South Richmond Hill, a place where the sky often seems a little wider than in the city core, unfolds with a quiet resilience. It lies 2.1 miles south of Kew Gardens Hills Queens, NY (from Kew Gardens Hills Queens, NY: bearing 180°T), and is situated 9.9 miles east of New York. Its landscape is a gentle flattening, a subtle yielding of the earth that allows for the steady spread of homes and businesses. Streets here are less canyons and more open passages, where the afternoon sun, when it breaks through the typical Queens haze, can cast long, warm shadows that stretch like sleepy cats across the pavement. The air, especially after a rain, carries a damp, earthy scent mixed with the faint exhaust of passing cars and the distant, ever-present hum of the metropolis, a curious blend of the suburban and the urban that defines South Richmond Hill's character. This corner of Queens carries the echoes of a past shaped by migration and industry. Historically, the area was a crossroads, its development spurred by the expansion of transportation networks and the promise of affordable land for working families. The local economy, once anchored by manufacturing and warehousing that lined the edges of its once-active industrial zones, has diversified, now reflecting the vibrant tapestry of cultures that call South Richmond Hill home. You can taste this history in the diverse array of restaurants that line Liberty Avenue, a culinary journey offering flavors from across the globe, each one a small testament to the journeys that brought people here. The rhythm of life in South Richmond Hill is one of steady progress, a place where the past is not forgotten but is rather woven into the everyday routines of its residents, creating a sense of belonging that is both enduring and ever-evolving.
Live animated radar for South Richmond Hill 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 | South Richmond Hill, Queens County, New York |
| Coordinates | 40.6976°N, 73.819°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 11418, 11419 |
| Area Code | 718, 347 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This South Richmond Hill, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for South Richmond Hill, 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 South Richmond Hill includes coordinates 40.697600°N, 73.819000°W, situated in Queens County. ZIP code 11418, 11419. Telephone area code: 718, 347. 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.
