West Valley, New York Weather
West Valley, 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 Valley, Cattaraugus County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near West Valley. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for West Valley is published on the Arcade Tri County Airport (KD23) page, 24 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 Valley 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 Valley: Cattaraugus County-Olean Airport (KOLE) 27 km · Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport (KDKK) 55 km · Buffalo Lancaster Regional Airport (KBQR) 58 km · Perry-Warsaw Airport (K01G) 59 km · Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport (KJHW) 60 km
Conditions reported at KD23 describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at West Valley specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for West Valley.
About West Valley, New York
West Valley unfolds across a landscape sculpted by the slow, persistent hand of water and ice. It lies 24.3 miles south-south-east of Hamburg, NY (from Hamburg, NY: bearing 153°T), and is situated 7.9 miles south-south-east of Springville. Rolling hills, softened by centuries of rain and wind, cradle narrow valleys where streams, clear and cool, weave their way through meadows still dotted with wild roses and Queen Anne's lace. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, particularly potent after a summer shower, and in the late afternoon, the sun casts long, golden shadows that stretch and distort the gentle contours of the land, lending a quiet majesty to the everyday. Barns, weathered to shades of silver and rust, stand sentinel over fields of corn and hay, their silos reaching towards a sky that can shift from a brilliant, cloudless blue to a brooding, dramatic grey with startling speed. The story of West Valley is one of resilience and quiet adaptation. Its founding, like so many settlements in this region, was tied to the fertile land, a place where generations have worked the soil, coaxing sustenance from the rich, dark earth. The local economy, while perhaps not booming, finds its strength in agriculture, in the steady production of dairy and grain, and in the small businesses that serve the needs of its residents. There is a sense of continuity here, a palpable connection to the past; old stone walls, remnants of forgotten farmsteads, still trace the boundaries of fields, and the local grange hall, a hub of community life, echoes with the conversations of farmers and families who have called West Valley home for decades. The nearby streams, tributaries of larger rivers, once powered small mills, and though those days are largely past, the water continues to be a vital, life-giving presence, reflecting the ever-changing sky.
Live animated radar for West Valley 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 Valley, Cattaraugus County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.402841°N, 78.610025°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 14171 |
| Area Code | 716 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This West Valley, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Valley, 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 Valley includes coordinates 42.402841°N, 78.610025°W, situated in Cattaraugus County. ZIP code 14171. Telephone area code: 716. 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.
