Bethel, Maine Weather
Bethel, Maine — 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 Bethel, Oxford County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Bethel. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Bethel is published on the Bethel Regional Airport (K0B1) page, 3 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 Bethel 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 Bethel: Berlin Regional Airport (KBML) 36 km · Oxford County Regional Airport (K81B) 37 km · Eastern Slopes Regional Airport (KIZG) 48 km · Twitchell Airport (K3B5) 50 km · Bowman Field (KB10) 51 km
Conditions reported at K0B1 describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bethel specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bethel.
About Bethel, Maine
Bethel rests in a valley cradled by the rolling, forested shoulders of western Maine, where the Androscoggin River carves a slow, deliberate path. It lies 35.4 miles north-west of Lewiston, ME (from Lewiston, ME: bearing 307°T), and is situated 20.0 miles east-south-east of Berlin. The air here, especially in the crisp mornings of autumn, carries the scent of pine needles and damp earth, a cool balm against the skin. Mountains, softened by distance and time, form a hazy backdrop to the village, their peaks often shrouded in a mist that lends an ethereal quality to the landscape. The Androscoggin, a broad ribbon of pewter under a wide sky, reflects the shifting moods of the heavens, its banks a mosaic of rocky outcrops and verdant growth. The terrain itself speaks of glacial sculpting, a land shaped by ancient forces into a gentle, yet enduring, beauty. The history of Bethel is deeply entwined with the logging and agricultural heritage of the region, its early prosperity built on the bounty of the surrounding forests and fertile riverbanks. While the great days of widespread timber harvesting have receded, the spirit of that industry lingers in the sturdy architecture and the enduring connection to the land. Today, Bethel thrives as a hub for outdoor recreation, drawing visitors who seek the quiet grandeur of the White Mountains and the invigorating embrace of its natural wonders. The village itself retains a welcoming, unhurried character, a place where the rhythm of life is attuned to the changing seasons, and where the legacy of its past is subtly present in the everyday.
Live animated radar for Bethel 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 | Bethel, Oxford County, Maine |
| Coordinates | 44.404232°N, 70.790625°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 04217 |
| Area Code | 207 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bethel, Maine Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bethel, Maine, 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 Bethel includes coordinates 44.404232°N, 70.790625°W, situated in Oxford County. ZIP code 04217. Telephone area code: 207. 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.
