Sparrowbush, 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, soil and crop conditions for Sparrowbush, Orange County.
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Sparrowbush rests in a broad, green valley where the Delaware River makes a wide, lazy turn, its banks often softened by a fine mist that seems to cling to the air long after sunrise. It lies 15.9 miles west-south-west of Middletown, NY (from Middletown, NY: bearing 259°T), and is situated 2.3 miles north-west of Port Jervis. The land here is a patchwork of rolling hills, their slopes softened by the deep, quiet green of deciduous forests and the lighter, more hopeful hues of pastureland. Old stone farmhouses, their chimneys hinting at cozy fires within, are scattered across the landscape like worn pebbles, their sturdy foundations speaking of generations who’ve known the particular quiet of this place. The air itself carries a scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, a subtle perfume that deepens as the sun begins its slow descent, casting long, painterly shadows across the fields. This stretch of the Delaware has been a passage and a dwelling place for a long time, its early history tied to the flow of timber and the industry that sprang from the river’s power. For a while, Sparrowbush hummed with the activity of mills and factories, the echoes of which can still be heard in the weathered brick buildings that line the riverfront, remnants of an era when the water's energy was the engine of commerce. Today, the pace is gentler, the economy leaning more towards the quiet dignity of agriculture and the steady draw of tourism, where visitors come to walk the river trails, to fish in the cool currents, or simply to breathe in the unhurried character of Sparrowbush. The river itself remains the heart of it all, a constant, flowing presence that shapes the land and the lives of those who call it home.
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| Location | Sparrowbush, Orange County, New York |
| Coordinates | 41.400093°N, 74.723219°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12780 |
| Area Code | 845 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sparrowbush, 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 Sparrowbush includes coordinates 41.400093°N, 74.723219°W, situated in Orange County. ZIP code 12780. Telephone area code: 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.