Wellsburg, New York Weather
Wellsburg, 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 Wellsburg, Chemung County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Wellsburg. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Wellsburg is published on the Elmira Corning Regional Airport (KELM) page, 21 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. 5 airfields within reach of Wellsburg 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 Wellsburg: Corning Painted Post Airport (K7N1) 36 km · Bradford County Airport (KN27) 38 km · Tri Cities Airport (KCZG) 52 km · Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (KITH) 57 km
Conditions reported at KELM describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wellsburg specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Wellsburg.
About Wellsburg, New York
Wellsburg rests in a hollow carved by the rolling hills of Chemung County, a landscape where the land exhales a quiet, earthy breath. It lies 6.6 miles south-east of Elmira, NY (from Elmira, NY: bearing 141°T), and is situated 5.4 miles east-south-east of Southport. The surrounding terrain, a patchwork of dense woodlands and open fields, slopes gently towards the Chemung River, its waters a muted silver under the vast, often overcast sky. Here, the air carries the scent of damp soil after a summer shower and the crisp, clean tang of pine from the higher elevations. The houses, mostly modest and weathered, seem to lean into the embrace of the hills, their porches often populated by figures observing the slow drift of clouds. The days in Wellsburg unfold with a deliberate, unhurried cadence, punctuated by the distant hum of traffic on the main road and the occasional call of a bird from the bordering trees. The history of Wellsburg is deeply tied to the flow of the Chemung River, a vital artery for commerce and travel in its formative years. Once, timber rafts and barges navigated these waters, carrying the bounty of the surrounding forests and farms to larger markets. The local economy, though diversified now, still holds echoes of this agrarian past, with many of the surrounding farms cultivating crops that have sustained families for generations. While no grand monuments mark its passage, the very character of Wellsburg speaks of a resilience forged through steady work and a quiet appreciation for the land. The faint scent of woodsmoke, a common perfume in the autumn air, is a subtle reminder of the enduring connection to the natural world that has shaped this particular corner of New York.
Live animated radar for Wellsburg 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 | Wellsburg, Chemung County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.016185°N, 76.726897°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 14894 |
| Area Code | 607 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wellsburg, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wellsburg, 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 Wellsburg includes coordinates 42.016185°N, 76.726897°W, situated in Chemung County. ZIP code 14894. Telephone area code: 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.
