Watchtower, New York Weather
Watchtower, 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 Watchtower, Ulster County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Watchtower. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Watchtower is published on the Joseph Y Resnick Airport (KN89) page, 14 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 Watchtower 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 Watchtower: Orange County Airport (KMGJ) 14 km · New York Stewart International Airport (KSWF) 20 km · Randall Airport (K06N) 25 km · Dutchess County Airport (KPOU) 31 km · Monticello Airport (KN37) 37 km
Conditions reported at KN89 describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Watchtower specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Watchtower.
About Watchtower, New York
Watchtower unfolds across a landscape where the Catskill foothills begin their gentle descent towards the broad, shimmering expanse of the Hudson River. It lies 4.5 miles west-north-west of Wallkill, NY (from Wallkill, NY: bearing 299°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south-south-east of Wawarsing. Here, the land is a generous quilt of verdant meadows, interspersed with the darker, more serious hues of mature woodlands. The air, especially in the early mornings, carries a crispness that speaks of elevation, a clean scent of pine needles and damp earth. Roads meander with an almost willful independence, following the contours of the land, leading past weathered farmsteads and the occasional, surprising outcrop of ancient rock. Sunlight, when it breaks through the frequent cloud cover, tends to fall in broad, golden shafts, illuminating the texture of the fields and lending a spectral glow to the distant river. The history of Watchtower is deeply intertwined with the agricultural bounty of the region, a heritage evident in the enduring presence of orchards and family farms that still dot the landscape, their productive cycles dictating a quiet, seasonal rhythm. For generations, the fertile soil and the proximity to the vital artery of the Hudson have shaped its character, fostering a local economy that has long celebrated the fruits of the earth. While the grander industries have largely passed through, leaving behind only whispers in the names of old mills or forgotten quarries, Watchtower retains a distinct sense of continuity, a quiet pride in its enduring connection to the land and the river that has always been its lifeblood.
Live animated radar for Watchtower 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 | Watchtower, Ulster County, New York |
| Coordinates | 41.637761°N, 74.260272°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12589 |
| Area Code | 845 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Watchtower, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Watchtower, 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 Watchtower includes coordinates 41.637761°N, 74.260272°W, situated in Ulster County. ZIP code 12589. Telephone area code: 845. 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.
