Yaphank, New York Weather
Yaphank, 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 Yaphank, Suffolk County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Yaphank. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Yaphank is published on the Brookhaven Calabro Airport (KHWV) page, 4 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 Yaphank 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 Yaphank: Lufker Airport (K49N) 14 km · Long Island MacArthur Airport (KISP) 16 km · Francis S Gabreski Airport (KFOK) 24 km · Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport (KBDR) 40 km · Republic Airport (KFRG) 44 km
Conditions reported at KHWV describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Yaphank specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Yaphank.
About Yaphank, New York
Yaphank lies in a quiet embrace of Long Island's central spine, where the terrain gently slopes towards the Great South Bay. It lies 3.6 miles north-west of Shirley, NY (from Shirley, NY: bearing 313°T), and is situated 4.0 miles north of Brookhaven. The air here, especially as the sun begins its slow descent, carries a subtle sweetness, a blend of pine needles and the distant salt tang of the coast. Oak and pine trees, ancient sentinels, stand guard over the land, their branches casting intricate patterns on the sandy soil. The landscape whispers of resilience, a quiet strength in its rolling fields and the persistent green that defines its seasons, a place where the sky feels vast and unburdened, even when the clouds gather. This is a place where history is not a clamor, but a steady hum, a deep resonance beneath the surface of everyday life. Yaphank's roots reach back to the colonial era, a time when farming and agriculture were the lifeblood of the region, and the echoes of that agrarian past still linger in the open spaces and the sturdy, unassuming architecture. The local economy, once anchored by the fertile earth, has evolved, yet a connection to the land persists, a respect for the cycles of growth and harvest. The proximity to the south shore's waterways, though not immediately apparent from the heart of Yaphank, has always been a subtle influence, a promise of cooler breezes and the distant shimmer of water, shaping the character of this enduring Suffolk County settlement.
Live animated radar for Yaphank 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 | Yaphank, Suffolk County, New York |
| Coordinates | 40.836765°N, 72.917049°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 11980 |
| Area Code | 914, 845 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Yaphank, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Yaphank, 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 Yaphank includes coordinates 40.836765°N, 72.917049°W, situated in Suffolk County. ZIP code 11980. Telephone area code: 914, 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.
