West Danby, New York Weather
West Danby, 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 West Danby, Tompkins County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near West Danby. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for West Danby is published on the Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (KITH) page, 20 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 West Danby 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 West Danby: Elmira Corning Regional Airport (KELM) 35 km · Cortland County Chase Field (KN03) 40 km · Tri Cities Airport (KCZG) 44 km · Owasco Airport (K2N4) 46 km · Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link field (KBGM) 46 km
Conditions reported at KITH describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at West Danby specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for West Danby.
About West Danby, New York
West Danby lies cradled by the rolling hills of Tompkins County, a place where the land breathes a quiet, verdant life. It lies 8.5 miles south of Ithaca, NY (from Ithaca, NY: bearing 190°T), and is situated 9.7 miles south of Tompkins. Here, the earth rises and falls with a gentle insistence, forming broad valleys that cradle small farms and the occasional cluster of homes. The air itself seems to carry the scent of damp soil and pine needles, particularly after a soft rain, and the light at dusk often paints the western sky in hues of bruised plum and fading gold. The landscape is one of patient cultivation and wilder edges, where open fields give way to the deeper shadows of mature woodlands, and the winding path of streams whispers secrets through the undergrowth. The history of West Danby is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring patterns of its people and the land they have worked. Once, the clang of industry might have echoed faintly, though today the local economy is largely rooted in agriculture, with dairy farms and orchards dotting the landscape, their products finding their way to local markets and beyond. The echoes of earlier settlement can still be felt in the weathered barns and stone walls that mark the boundaries of fields, remnants of a time when sustenance was wrested more directly from the soil. West Danby is a place where the pace of life is measured by the seasons, and the quiet hum of everyday existence unfolds with a comforting predictability, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have called this valley home.
Live animated radar for West Danby 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 | West Danby, Tompkins County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.318963°N, 76.525498°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 14883 |
| Area Code | 607 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This West Danby, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Danby, 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 West Danby includes coordinates 42.318963°N, 76.525498°W, situated in Tompkins County. ZIP code 14883. 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.
