Calais, Maine Weather
Calais, 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 Calais, Washington County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Calais. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Calais is published on the Gillespie Field (K66B) page, 19 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. 4 airfields within reach of Calais 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 Calais: Princeton Municipal Airport (KPNN) 22 km · Eastport Municipal Airport (KEPM) 37 km · Machias Valley Airport (KMVM) 56 km
Conditions reported at K66B describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Calais specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Calais.
About Calais, Maine
Calais greets the eye with a certain stoic grace, a place where the St. Croix River carves a deliberate path, its dark waters mirroring the lean, evergreen shoulders of the surrounding hills. It lies 78.0 miles east-north-east of Bangor, ME (from Bangor, ME: bearing 69°T), and is situated 6.5 miles east-north-east of Woodland. The air here carries the sharp, clean scent of pine needles and the distant tang of the sea, a bracing promise that lingers even when the mist rolls in, softening the edges of the clapboard houses and the utilitarian shapes of the wharves. Sunlight, when it breaks through, falls in broad, honest swathes across the uneven terrain, illuminating the weathered shingles and the sturdy, unpretentious architecture that speaks of resilience rather than ostentation. The landscape itself feels pared down, essential, as if nature has stripped away all but the fundamental elements, leaving a stark beauty that demands a quiet acknowledgement. The history of Calais is deeply entwined with the St. Croix, a waterway that has served as both a highway and a boundary, shaping the fortunes and the very character of the settlement. For generations, logging and shipbuilding were the lifeblood of Calais, the rhythmic clang of hammers and the scent of sawdust a constant hum in the background of daily life. While those industries have receded, replaced in part by the quiet hum of international trade and the steady work of the local paper mill, a palpable sense of industriousness still permeates the streets. The border with Canada, a mere stone's throw across the river, adds a unique international flavor, a subtle blend of cultures and perspectives that has, over time, become an intrinsic part of Calais's identity, a quiet understanding shared between the two nations.
Live animated radar for Calais 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 | Calais, Washington County, Maine |
| Coordinates | 45.188963°N, 67.278604°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 04619 |
| Area Code | 207 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Calais, Maine Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Calais, 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 Calais includes coordinates 45.188963°N, 67.278604°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 04619. 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.
