Veteran, 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 Veteran, Ulster County.
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Veteran unfolds across rolling hills, a landscape painted with the muted greens of summer fields and the deep, shadowed blues of pine forests that climb toward the sky. It lies 26.5 miles north of Poughkeepsie, NY (from Poughkeepsie, NY: bearing 352°T), and is situated 2.1 miles west of Saugerties. The air here carries the scent of damp earth after a spring rain and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening apples, a fragrance that clings to the winding country roads. Sunlight, when it breaks through the frequent cloud cover, has a peculiar clarity, illuminating the rough-hewn stone walls that crisscross the farmland and lending a golden hue to the weathered barns that stand sentinel against the horizon. The terrain itself is a gentle invitation to wander, with brooks that chatter over smooth stones and clearings that offer glimpses of the vast, quiet expanse of the Catskill foothills. The history of Veteran is etched not in grand monuments but in the persistent spirit of its inhabitants and the land they cultivate. Once a hub for small farms and a scattering of craftspeople, its economy now leans towards a blend of agricultural pursuits and a quiet tourism that appreciates the region’s natural beauty. Local orchards still yield a bounty each autumn, their fruits destined for roadside stands and cider presses, a tradition that has endured for generations. The very soil of Veteran seems to whisper tales of settlers who coaxed life from this fertile ground, their resilience a quiet echo in the peaceful days. This enduring connection to the earth, a palpable sense of continuity, is what defines the character of Veteran, a place where the past breathes softly into the present.
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| Location | Veteran, Ulster County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.080368°N, 73.994303°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12477, 14892 |
| Area Code | 845, 607 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Veteran, 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 Veteran includes coordinates 42.080368°N, 73.994303°W, situated in Ulster County. ZIP code 12477, 14892. Telephone area code: 845, 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. 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.