Farmington, Maine Weather
Farmington, 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 Farmington, Franklin County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Farmington. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Farmington is published on the Central Maine/Norridgewock Airport (KOWK) page, 23 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 Farmington 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 Farmington: Bowman Field (KB10) 29 km · Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport (KWVL) 41 km · Sugarloaf Regional Airport (KB21) 46 km · Augusta State Airport (KAUG) 48 km · Twitchell Airport (K3B5) 54 km
Conditions reported at KOWK describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Farmington specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Farmington.
About Farmington, Maine
Farmington, Maine, breathes the cool, crisp air of the rolling hills, a landscape sculpted by the patient hand of glaciers. It lies 39.5 miles north of Lewiston, ME (from Lewiston, ME: bearing 5°T), and is situated 6.6 miles north-east of Wilton. The Sandy River, a ribbon of quicksilver, threads its way through valleys that cradle the town, its banks often softened by the emerald hush of forests. Here, the terrain rises and falls with a gentle insistence, a subtle topography that speaks of ancient earth movements, where the very air seems to possess a certain clarity, especially in the slanted light of late afternoon. The character of Farmington is one of quiet resilience, a place where the wildness of the surrounding countryside brushes close against the ordered lives of its inhabitants. The history of Farmington is deeply entwined with the abundance of its natural resources, once a hub for logging and agriculture, the echoes of which can still be felt in the sturdy architecture and the enduring spirit of its people. The Farmington Canal, though long gone, once served as a vital artery for commerce, connecting this inland community to distant markets and fostering a spirit of enterprise that laid the groundwork for its present-day economy, which still holds strong ties to the land through local farms and small businesses. It is here, at the heart of Franklin County, that the University of Maine at Farmington cultivates minds, adding a vibrant intellectual current to the town's established character, a place where the past and the present engage in a slow, deliberate dance.
Live animated radar for Farmington 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 | Farmington, Franklin County, Maine |
| Coordinates | 44.670616°N, 70.151173°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 04938 |
| Area Code | 207 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Farmington, Maine Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Farmington, 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 Farmington includes coordinates 44.670616°N, 70.151173°W, situated in Franklin County. ZIP code 04938. 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.
