Valatie, New York Weather
Valatie, 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 Valatie, Columbia County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Valatie. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Valatie is published on the Columbia County Airport (K1B1) page, 14 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 Valatie 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 Valatie: Pittsfield Municipal Airport (KPSF) 31 km · Freehold Airport (K1I5) 33 km · Walter J. Koladza Airport (KGBR) 34 km · Albany International Airport (KALB) 39 km · Harriman and West Airport (KAQW) 52 km
Conditions reported at K1B1 describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Valatie specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Valatie.
About Valatie, New York
Valatie rests at the edge of gentle hills, where the land begins its slow surrender to the Hudson Valley's broader embrace. It lies 17.1 miles south-south-east of Albany, NY (from Albany, NY: bearing 166°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south of Schodack. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and distant pine, a subtle perfume that settles over the modest storefronts and tidy homes. The Kinderhook Creek, a vein of clear, cool water, threads its way through the landscape, its banks often softened by willows that weep their verdant branches toward the current. Sunlight, even on a cloudy day, seems to find a way to illuminate the weathered brick of older buildings, lending them a warm, almost nostalgic glow. The history of Valatie is intimately tied to the power of that very creek, which once turned the millstones of a thriving industrial past, its waters fueling paper mills and gristmills that were the lifeblood of the community. Today, the echoes of that industrious spirit are still felt, though the economy has shifted, with local businesses and farms now forming the heart of Valatie's commerce. The distinctive Dutch Colonial architecture, a whisper from its earliest settlers, can still be seen in some of the older residences, a reminder of the enduring legacy of those who first shaped this place. The rhythm of daily life in Valatie moves with a measured grace, a quiet continuity that allows the changing seasons to paint the landscape with their own unique palette.
Live animated radar for Valatie 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 | Valatie, Columbia County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.413417°N, 73.673175°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12184 |
| Area Code | 518 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Valatie, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Valatie, 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 Valatie includes coordinates 42.413417°N, 73.673175°W, situated in Columbia County. ZIP code 12184. 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.
