Willsboro, 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 Willsboro, Essex County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Willsboro. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Willsboro is published on the Shelburne Airport (KVT8) page, 13 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 Willsboro 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 Willsboro: Basin Harbor Airport (KB06) 19 km · Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (KBTV) 23 km · Plattsburgh International Airport (KPBG) 33 km · Lake Placid Airport (KLKP) 46 km · Middlebury State Airport (K6B0) 48 km
Conditions reported at KVT8 describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Willsboro specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Willsboro.
Willsboro lies at the confluence of two worlds, where the fertile Champlain Valley slopes towards the vast, shimmering expanse of Lake Champlain. It lies 12.1 miles south-west of Burlington, VT (from Burlington, VT: bearing 227°T), and is situated 8.3 miles west of Shelburne. The land here is a study in soft, rolling contours, a patchwork of emerald fields and deep, whispering woods, all under a sky that often stretches in a brilliant, unbroken blue. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the clean, cool breath of the water, mingled with the earthy scent of tilled soil and the sweet perfume of late-blooming wildflowers. Willsboro itself is a quiet gathering of homes and businesses, where the pace feels measured, dictated by the changing seasons and the gentle ebb and flow of daily life, a place where the horizon feels both close and infinitely distant. The history of Willsboro is written in its enduring connection to the land and the water, a legacy shaped by generations of farmers and fishermen who understood the rhythms of this fertile basin. For centuries, the bounty of the lake and the richness of the soil have sustained its inhabitants, fostering a local economy deeply rooted in agriculture, with apple orchards and dairy farms dotting the landscape. The presence of the lake, a vital artery for transport and recreation, has always been central to Willsboro's identity, its shores offering tranquil havens and a sense of boundless possibility. Though the grander narratives of industry may have passed it by, Willsboro holds its distinctiveness in the quiet persistence of its traditions and the unpretentious beauty of its natural setting, a place where the past feels not so much buried as interwoven into the very fabric of the present.
Live animated radar for Willsboro 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 | Willsboro, Essex County, New York |
| Coordinates | 44.357272°N, 73.392074°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12996 |
| Area Code | 845 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Willsboro, 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 Willsboro includes coordinates 44.357272°N, 73.392074°W, situated in Essex County. ZIP code 12996. Telephone area code: 845. 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.