Spencer, 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 Spencer, Tioga County.
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Spencer unfolds across rolling hills, a landscape shaped by the slow, persistent work of glaciers and water. It lies 16.0 miles south of Ithaca, NY (from Ithaca, NY: bearing 179°T), and is situated 8.8 miles north-west of Tioga. The Tioga River, a silver ribbon, carves its path through the valley, its banks often fringed with willows and the sturdy oaks that anchor the higher ground. Fields of corn and alfalfa stretch towards the horizon, their verdant hues softening in the late afternoon light, giving way to the deeper greens of the surrounding forests. The air here carries a clean, crisp scent of damp earth and pine needles, especially after a summer rain, and the distant call of a hawk often punctuates the quiet. The terrain, a gentle rise and fall, invites exploration on foot, revealing hidden hollows and sun-drenched clearings where wildflowers bloom in abundance during the warmer months. The history of Spencer is tied to the fertile valley and the flow of the Tioga River, which has long sustained its inhabitants. Early settlers, drawn by the rich farmland, established a community that grew with the agricultural bounty of the region. While industry has ebbed and flowed, farming remains a cornerstone of Spencer’s economy, with dairy farms and crop cultivation still defining the visual character of the countryside. The village itself, with its modest collection of historic buildings and welcoming storefronts, retains a tangible sense of continuity, a place where the echoes of past generations can still be felt in the sturdy architecture and the enduring traditions of its people. The rhythm of Spencer is one of seasons, of planting and harvest, a steady beat that has guided life here for centuries.
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| Location | Spencer, Tioga County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.209796°N, 76.493275°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 14883 |
| Area Code | 607 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Spencer, 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 Spencer includes coordinates 42.209796°N, 76.493275°W, situated in Tioga County. ZIP code 14883. Telephone area code: 607. 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.