Stephentown, New York Weather
Stephentown, 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 Stephentown, Rensselaer County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Stephentown. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Stephentown is published on the Pittsfield Municipal Airport (KPSF) 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 Stephentown 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 Stephentown: Harriman and West Airport (KAQW) 23 km · William H Morse State Airport (KDDH) 40 km · Columbia County Airport (K1B1) 40 km · Walter J. Koladza Airport (KGBR) 41 km · Albany International Airport (KALB) 41 km
Conditions reported at KPSF describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Stephentown specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Stephentown.
About Stephentown, New York
Stephentown rises from the rolling hills of Rensselaer County, a place where the air itself seems to carry the scent of pine needles and damp earth, especially after a summer shower. It lies 9.5 miles north-west of Pittsfield, MA (from Pittsfield, MA: bearing 316°T), and is situated 9.6 miles west-north-west of Berkshire. The landscape here is a generous sprawl of woodlands, punctuated by open fields that catch the sun in broad strokes, their grasses whispering secrets to the wind. Creeks, like silver threads, snake their way through the terrain, feeding into larger waterways that murmur their ancient stories to the stones. This is a country of subtle inclines, where the road climbs with a patient grace, revealing new vistas of verdant valleys and distant, blue-tinged ridges. The light, particularly in the late afternoon, has a honeyed quality, bathing everything in a warm, soft glow that invites a slower pace, a deeper breath. The pulse of Stephentown beats with a rhythm shaped by generations of farmers and foresters, a legacy evident in the sturdy barns and weathered stone walls that dot the countryside. Its economy, historically tied to agriculture and the timber that once fueled industries far and wide, now finds a quieter expression in small businesses and the enduring connection to the land. The spirit of self-reliance, a hardy trait cultivated by the demanding terrain and often capricious climate, still defines the character of its people. One might find remnants of a past where the forests were a more immediate resource, whispers of the charcoal kilns and the logging camps that once hummed with activity. Stephentown, in its unhurried present, offers a tangible link to a more elemental way of life, a quiet testament to the enduring strength of rural New York.
Live animated radar for Stephentown 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 | Stephentown, Rensselaer County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.548693°N, 73.373997°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12168, 12169 |
| Area Code | 518 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Stephentown, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stephentown, 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 Stephentown includes coordinates 42.548693°N, 73.373997°W, situated in Rensselaer County. ZIP code 12168, 12169. Telephone area code: 518. 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.
