Wales Center, New York Weather
Wales Center, 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 Wales Center, Erie County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Wales Center. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Wales Center is published on the Buffalo Lancaster Regional Airport (KBQR) 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 Wales Center 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 Wales Center: Arcade Tri County Airport (KD23) 24 km · Buffalo Niagara International Airport (KBUF) 25 km · Perry-Warsaw Airport (K01G) 39 km · North Buffalo Suburban Airport (K0G0) 40 km · Genesee County Airport (KGVQ) 42 km
Conditions reported at KBQR describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wales Center specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
