West Hills, New York Weather
West Hills, 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 Hills, Suffolk County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near West Hills. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for West Hills is published on the Republic Airport (KFRG) page, 10 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 Hills 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 Hills: Long Island MacArthur Airport (KISP) 28 km · John F. Kennedy International Airport (KJFK) 35 km · Westchester County Airport (KHPN) 36 km · LaGuardia Airport (KLGA) 37 km · Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport (KBDR) 46 km
Conditions reported at KFRG describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at West Hills specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for West Hills.
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.
Live animated radar for West Hills 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 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
