Van Buren Bay, New York Weather
Van Buren Bay, 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 Van Buren Bay, Chautauqua County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Van Buren Bay. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Van Buren Bay is published on the Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport (KDKK) page, 12 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. 4 airfields within reach of Van Buren Bay 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 Van Buren Bay: Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport (KJHW) 35 km · Pratt's Eastern Divide Airport (KD88) 40 km · Erie County Airport (K3G1) 58 km
Conditions reported at KDKK describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Van Buren Bay specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Van Buren Bay.
About Van Buren Bay, New York
Van Buren Bay rests where the gentle curve of the shore meets the expansive, often steely, waters of the great lake. It lies 25.9 miles north-north-west of Jamestown, NY (from Jamestown, NY: bearing 340°T), and is situated 5.0 miles north-north-west of Pomfret. The land here, a mosaic of cultivated fields and patches of mature woodland, rolls with a quiet resilience towards the water's edge. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a faint, mineral tang, a whisper from the lake that seems to imbue the very grass and weathered barn wood with a subtle coolness. Even in summer's height, a certain stillness prevails, punctuated only by the distant drone of a tractor or the cry of gulls circling overhead, their white wings stark against the vast, pale blue canvas of the sky. The history of Van Buren Bay is a narrative of persistent settlement, shaped by the rhythms of agriculture and the seasonal bounty of the lake. Early farmers, drawn by the fertile soil, established homesteads that have, in many cases, remained in family hands for generations, their weathered barns standing as silent witnesses to the passage of time. The economy, while diversifying, still holds a deep connection to the land, with vineyards sprawling across the hillsides and orchards dotting the landscape, their fruits destined for local markets and beyond. The bay itself, though not a bustling port, has always offered a measure of sustenance and recreation, a place where the quiet hum of fishing boats can still be heard on a peaceful morning, a testament to the enduring relationship between the people and the water.
Live animated radar for Van Buren Bay 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 | Van Buren Bay, Chautauqua County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.450335°N, 79.406434°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 14048, 14728 |
| Area Code | 716, 607 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Van Buren Bay, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Van Buren Bay, 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 Van Buren Bay includes coordinates 42.450335°N, 79.406434°W, situated in Chautauqua County. ZIP code 14048, 14728. Telephone area code: 716, 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. 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.
