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This is the current conditions weather report for Corona. The report was made 79 minutes ago, at 06:51 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 24 miles per hour / 38.9 kilometers per hour with gusts up to 24 miles per hour / 38.9 kilometers per hour from the westnorthwest (290°). The temperature was 34°F / 1°C, with a dew-point at 34°F / 1°C. The temperature felt like 21°F / -6°C. The atmospheric pressure was 29.74 inHg / 1008 hPa. The relative humidity was 35%. The skies were mostly cloudy.

Corona, Queens, (zip code 11368) is a neighborhood in the former Township of Flushing in the New York City borough of Queens surrounded by Flushing, Jackson Heights, and Elmhurst. Corona's main thoroughfares include Corona Avenue, Roosevelt Avenue, Northern Boulevard, Junction Boulevard, and 108th Street. The IRT Flushing Line (7) train runs through the neighborhood with stops at 111th Street, 103rd Street-Corona Plaza and Junction Boulevard. Corona was one of the old towns of Queens, which included Long Island City, Jamaica, Newtown, and Flushing. The LeFrak City housing development is located within the boundaries of Corona.

Until recently, Corona was mostly an Italian American neighborhood (corona is Italian for crown). The Italian American population has fallen greatly since the 1980's as Corona has become mostly Hispanic. Today, Corona's Hispanic community (composed of Dominicans, Colombians, Guatemalans, Bolivians, Peruvians and Ecuadorians) shares the neighborhood with smaller numbers of Asian Americans (Koreans, Filipinos and Chinese), African Americans, and the remnants of the original Italian American community.

Corona is bordered on the east by Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, one of the largest parks in New York City and the site of the 1939 and 1964 World's Fairs. Located within the park are Shea Stadium, home of the New York Mets, and the USTA National Tennis Center, where the U.S. Open in tennis is held annually. Corona was the home of famous jazz musician Louis Armstrong, whose house is now a museum. The popular Lemon Ice King of Corona is located on the intersection of 108th Street and Corona Avenue.

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