Bowdoinham, Maine Weather
Bowdoinham, 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 Bowdoinham, Sagadahoc County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Bowdoinham. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Bowdoinham is published on the Brunswick Executive Airport (KBXM) page, 14 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 Bowdoinham 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 Bowdoinham: Wiscasset Airport (KIWI) 16 km · Auburn Lewiston Municipal Airport (KLEW) 31 km · Twitchell Airport (K3B5) 33 km · Augusta State Airport (KAUG) 36 km · Bowman Field (KB10) 49 km
Conditions reported at KBXM describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bowdoinham specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bowdoinham.
About Bowdoinham, Maine
Bowdoinham exhales a scent of salt and pine, a place where the Kennebec River, broadened and placid, begins its journey toward the sea. It lies 16.9 miles east-south-east of Lewiston, ME (from Lewiston, ME: bearing 112°T), and is situated 7.4 miles north-north-east of Brunswick. The landscape here is a gentle embrace of fertile fields, sloping down to marshy shores where the tide breathes in and out, its rhythm a constant murmur against the land. Ancient oaks, their branches gnarled like weathered hands, stand sentinel over the meadows, and in the late afternoon, the sunlight slants through them, painting long, golden stripes across the dew-kissed grass. The air itself feels thick with the memory of seasons, carrying the faint sweetness of ripening apples and the sharp tang of encroaching fog that can, with startling speed, wrap the entire village in a soft, gray shroud. This land, once home to the Abenaki people, was first settled by Europeans in the late 17th century, drawn by the promise of abundant timber and fertile soil. Bowdoinham's economy has long been tied to the river and the surrounding forests, with shipbuilding and agriculture forming its early backbone. Though the grand schooners no longer launch from its shores, a spirit of industrious self-reliance persists, evident in the small, independent businesses that dot the village center and the working farms that still stretch across the hillsides. The historic Merrymeeting Bay, a vast estuary where five rivers converge, remains a vital artery, a haven for migratory birds and a constant reminder of the natural bounty that has shaped Bowdoinham's character for centuries, a quiet testament to enduring connection with the water.
Live animated radar for Bowdoinham 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 | Bowdoinham, Sagadahoc County, Maine |
| Coordinates | 44.010077°N, 69.898383°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 04008 |
| Area Code | 207 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bowdoinham, Maine Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bowdoinham, 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 Bowdoinham includes coordinates 44.010077°N, 69.898383°W, situated in Sagadahoc County. ZIP code 04008. Telephone area code: 207. Timezone: Eastern Time.
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.
