Southfields, New York Weather
Southfields, 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 Southfields, Orange County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Southfields. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Southfields is published on the Randall Airport (K06N) page, 28 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 Southfields 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 Southfields: New York Stewart International Airport (KSWF) 29 km · Orange County Airport (KMGJ) 30 km · Sussex Airport (KFWN) 38 km · Essex County Airport (KCDW) 42 km · Westchester County Airport (KHPN) 44 km
Conditions reported at K06N describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Southfields specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Southfields.
About Southfields, New York
Southfields rests in a quiet hollow, where the land begins its gentle, rolling rise toward the Ramapo Mountains. It lies 6.7 miles south of Kiryas Joel, NY (from Kiryas Joel, NY: bearing 183°T), and is situated 7.2 miles north of Ramapo. The terrain here is a patchwork of deciduous woodland, interspersed with open fields that hint at past cultivation, their edges softened by the encroaching wild. Streams, born from the higher ground, meander through the landscape, their cool waters reflecting the dappled sunlight filtering through the dense canopy of oak and maple. The air, especially after a rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of damp soil and pine needles, a fragrance that clings to everything and lends a certain stillness to the afternoons. The character of Southfields is one of understated resilience, a place where nature's persistent advance is met with a quiet, enduring human presence. The history of Southfields is inextricably tied to the iron industry that once pulsed through this region, its furnaces long since cooled but their legacy etched into the very contours of the land. The Ramapo River, a vital artery for transporting ore and finished goods, still flows nearby, a constant reminder of the industrial past that shaped the local economy. Today, the whisper of that history is often lost in the hum of modern life, as Southfields has found a new rhythm, its economy now anchored by a blend of small businesses and a growing residential community that draws from the accessibility to larger metropolitan areas. The striking natural beauty, however, remains a defining characteristic, with access to hiking trails and natural preserves offering a constant invitation to explore the rugged, verdant embrace of the surrounding mountains, a stark contrast to the industrial fervor of generations past.
Live animated radar for Southfields 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 | Southfields, Orange County, New York |
| Coordinates | 41.244816°N, 74.175424°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 10975 |
| Area Code | 914 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Southfields, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Southfields, 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 Southfields includes coordinates 41.244816°N, 74.175424°W, situated in Orange County. ZIP code 10975. Telephone area code: 914. 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.
