Valley Falls, New York Weather
Valley Falls, 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 Valley Falls, Rensselaer County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Valley Falls. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Valley Falls is published on the Garnseys Airport (KB04) page, 18 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 Valley Falls 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 Valley Falls: William H Morse State Airport (KDDH) 26 km · Albany International Airport (KALB) 26 km · Saratoga County Airport (K5B2) 29 km · Schenectady County Airport (KSCH) 30 km · Heber Airpark (K30) 32 km
Conditions reported at KB04 describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Valley Falls specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Valley Falls.
About Valley Falls, New York
Valley Falls rests in a fold of Rensselaer County, where the Hoosic River, having gathered itself through a series of cascades and rapids, broadens into a calmer flow before continuing its journey. It lies 10.9 miles east-north-east of Clifton Park, NY (from Clifton Park, NY: bearing 76°T), and is situated 9.4 miles east-north-east of Halfmoon. The land rises gently on either side, a patchwork of mature woodlands and open fields that catch the afternoon sun with a muted, earthy glow. Old stone foundations, half-swallowed by moss and tenacious saplings, hint at structures long since surrendered to the persistent embrace of nature. The air here carries the clean scent of pine needles and damp earth, a subtle perfume that deepens as the shadows lengthen across the valley floor. Historically, Valley Falls was a place of industry, its water power harnessed to drive mills that once hummed with activity, shaping the local economy through textiles and paper. The remnants of these enterprises, though faded, still lend a character to the landscape, a quiet testament to the ingenuity and labor that once defined the community. Today, the rhythm of Valley Falls is one of a more contemplative pace, where the river's murmur is the dominant sound, a constant, soothing presence that underpins the lives of its residents. The surrounding terrain, with its mix of agricultural land and wooded hills, offers a quiet beauty, a place where the seasons paint the scenery in ever-changing hues, from the stark white of winter to the vibrant greens of summer.
Live animated radar for Valley Falls 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 | Valley Falls, Rensselaer County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.903411°N, 73.562616°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12185 |
| Area Code | 518 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Valley Falls, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Valley Falls, 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 Valley Falls includes coordinates 42.903411°N, 73.562616°W, situated in Rensselaer County. ZIP code 12185. 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.
