Caribou, Maine Weather
Caribou, Maine — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Caribou, Aroostook County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Caribou.
About Caribou, Maine
Caribou unfolds across a vast, flat expanse, the land stretching out with an almost startling generosity under an immense sky. It lies 147.0 miles north-north-east of Bangor, ME (from Bangor, ME: bearing 14°T), and is situated 3.5 miles west-south-west of Madawaska. The terrain here, a rich loam, cradles fields of emerald and gold that ripple towards a distant horizon, broken only by the occasional stand of birch and spruce, their pale bark gleaming like bone in the sharp northern light. The air, even in the height of summer, carries a crisp, untamed coolness, a whisper from the wildlands that press in from all sides. The Aroostook River, a silver ribbon of water, meanders through this landscape, its banks often fringed with reeds that rustle like secrets in the breeze. Evenings here can paint the sky with hues of rose and lavender, a quiet spectacle that settles over Caribou like a benediction. This is a place shaped by the enduring spirit of agriculture, a legacy etched into the very character of Caribou. For generations, the fertile soil has yielded bountiful harvests, particularly the famed Aroostook potatoes, a staple that has sustained this corner of Maine. The local economy, while diversifying, still finds its heartbeat in the rhythm of the seasons and the bounty of the earth, a connection palpable in the town’s unpretentious marketplaces and the sturdy independence of its people. Echoes of its past as a key railway hub can still be felt, a reminder of how this northern settlement once connected distant points, drawing people and commerce into its embrace. The presence of the university lends a youthful energy, a counterpoint to the deep-rooted traditions, creating a dynamic that is uniquely Caribou.
Live animated radar for Caribou and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Caribou, Aroostook County, Maine |
| Coordinates | 46.860598°N, 68.011971°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 04736 |
| Area Code | 207 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Caribou, Maine Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Caribou, Maine, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Caribou includes coordinates 46.860598°N, 68.011971°W, situated in Aroostook County. ZIP code 04736. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
