Upper Jay, New York Weather
Upper Jay, 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 Upper Jay, Essex County.
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About Upper Jay, New York
Upper Jay rests in a broad valley, a place where the Adirondack Mountains begin to soften their dramatic pronouncements. It lies 29.4 miles west-south-west of Burlington, VT (from Burlington, VT: bearing 251°T), and is situated 3.6 miles south-west of Jay. The Ausable River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, winds its way through the landscape, its banks often fringed with alder and willow, their leaves catching the diffused light of the northern sky. Rolling fields, some still actively farmed, others returning to meadow, stretch towards the tree-lined slopes that rise with a quiet persistence. The air here carries the crisp, clean scent of pine and damp earth, a constant reminder of the wilder country that surrounds Upper Jay. Even in the height of summer, a certain stillness prevails, broken only by the murmur of the river and the occasional call of a bird. The history of Upper Jay is tied to the exploitation and subsequent regeneration of its natural resources. Logging once dominated, the great pines felled and floated down the Ausable, shaping the early economy and the very contours of the land. Later, the rise of the Adirondack Park meant a shift towards conservation and a slower pace of life, though pockets of agricultural activity still persist, adding to the patchwork of greens and browns that define the valley. The old mill buildings, weathered and stoic, stand as silent witnesses to a more industrial past, their red brick softened by lichen and the passage of seasons. Today, Upper Jay retains a character of quiet self-sufficiency, a place where the enduring rhythm of the land still dictates the pulse of daily life.
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| Location | Upper Jay, Essex County, New York |
| Coordinates | 44.336436°N, 73.775696°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12987 |
| Area Code | 845 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Upper Jay, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Upper Jay, 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 Upper Jay includes coordinates 44.336436°N, 73.775696°W, situated in Essex County. ZIP code 12987. 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.
