Wales Center, New York Weather
Wales Center, 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 Wales Center, Erie County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Wales Center.
About Wales Center, New York
Wales Center unfolds across rolling terrain, a gentle topography where fields of ripening corn and soybeans surrender to stands of mature oak and maple. It lies 10.8 miles east of Orchard Park, NY (from Orchard Park, NY: bearing 90°T), and is situated 8.0 miles south-east of Elma. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, often carries a scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, a fragrance that clings to the hushed landscape. Sunlight, when it breaks through the persistent clouds of western New York, paints the scene with a soft, diffuse glow, illuminating the weathered barns and farmhouses that punctuate the horizon. The land breathes with a quiet resilience, its contours shaped by the slow, persistent work of glaciers and the generations of farmers who have coaxed sustenance from its soil. The history of Wales Center is deeply rooted in the agricultural heartland of Erie County, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who settled this land seeking fertile ground. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of opportunity, established a community built on hard work and self-reliance, a character that still resonates today. The local economy, while diversified, retains a strong connection to its farming heritage, with agricultural businesses and food production playing a vital role. The nearby Ellicott Creek, though not a grand waterway, serves as a quiet artery through the landscape, its banks a haven for local flora and fauna, reflecting the unhurried pace of life that defines Wales Center.
Live animated radar for Wales Center 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.
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| Location | Wales Center, Erie County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.768393°N, 78.530023°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 14052, 14169 |
| Area Code | 716 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wales Center, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wales Center, 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 Wales Center includes coordinates 42.768393°N, 78.530023°W, situated in Erie County. ZIP code 14052, 14169. Telephone area code: 716. 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.
