West Hills, New York Weather
West Hills, 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 West Hills, Suffolk County.
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About West Hills, New York
West Hills rises from the Long Island terrain with a quiet dignity, its landscape a gentle sweep of rolling hills that hint at the island's glacial past. It lies 2.8 miles south-south-west of Huntington Station, NY (from Huntington Station, NY: bearing 203°T), and is situated 6.2 miles east-south-east of Oyster Bay. Stands of oak and maple, their branches reaching skyward like weathered hands, offer dappled shade over winding lanes, while in open meadows, the tall grasses sway in the ocean breeze, carrying the faint, briny scent of the distant Atlantic. The air here, especially in the late afternoon when the sun begins its descent, possesses a particular clarity, a quality that seems to magnify the subtle greens and browns of the earth. This is a place where the land itself feels alive, breathing with a slow, steady rhythm that imbues its inhabitants with a sense of unhurried calm. The history of West Hills is deeply entwined with the agricultural legacy of Long Island, a heritage still visible in the scattered remnants of old farmsteads and the enduring presence of open fields. For generations, the land yielded its bounty, supporting a community built on hard work and a deep connection to the soil. Today, the local economy has diversified, yet the echoes of that agrarian past remain, a subtle undercurrent in the character of West Hills. The area is perhaps most famously associated with Walt Whitman, whose boyhood home stands as a poignant reminder of the profound artistic spirit that once walked these very hills, drawing inspiration from the very light and air that define this cherished corner of Suffolk County.
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| Location | West Hills, Suffolk County, New York |
| Coordinates | 40.81621°N, 73.432344°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 11743 |
| Area Code | 516 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This West Hills, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Hills, 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 West Hills includes coordinates 40.816210°N, 73.432344°W, situated in Suffolk County. ZIP code 11743. Telephone area code: 516. 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.
