Fort Fairfield, Maine Weather
Fort Fairfield, 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 Fort Fairfield, Aroostook County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Fort Fairfield. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Fort Fairfield is published on the Caribou Municipal Airport (KCAR) page, 18 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. 2 airfields within reach of Fort Fairfield 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 Fort Fairfield: Presque Isle International Airport (KPQI) 18 km
Conditions reported at KCAR describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fort Fairfield specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fort Fairfield.
About Fort Fairfield, Maine
Fort Fairfield lies under a vast Aroostook sky, a place where the land itself seems to breathe with the changing seasons. It lies 143.6 miles north-north-east of Bangor, ME (from Bangor, ME: bearing 18°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south-east of Madawaska. The terrain here is a study in gentle slopes and broad horizons, the earth a rich, dark loam that yields generously under the sun. Fields of potatoes and grain stretch out like patchwork quilts, their vibrant greens and golds a stark contrast to the deep, shadowed forests that fringe the horizon. The Aroostook River, a patient artery, winds its way through the landscape, its waters reflecting the pale, often dramatic light that washes over this northern stretch of Maine. In summer, the air hums with the drone of insects and the distant rumble of farm machinery; in winter, a profound quiet settles, broken only by the wind whistling through bare branches. The history of Fort Fairfield is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of Aroostook County, a legacy that continues to define its economy. This was once a frontier settlement, its early days marked by the establishment of a military outpost that gave the place its enduring name. The fertile soil, particularly suited to potato cultivation, drew generations of farmers, and the industry remains a cornerstone, shaping the very rhythm of life. You can still see the weathered barns and silos that stand as sentinels to this enduring agricultural spirit. Local traditions, rooted in the hard work and community interdependence born of farming, persist, fostering a character that is both resilient and welcoming, a quiet strength that emanates from the land and its people.
Live animated radar for Fort Fairfield 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 | Fort Fairfield, Aroostook County, Maine |
| Coordinates | 46.772266°N, 67.833909°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 04742 |
| Area Code | 207 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fort Fairfield, Maine Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fort Fairfield, 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 Fort Fairfield includes coordinates 46.772266°N, 67.833909°W, situated in Aroostook County. ZIP code 04742. 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.
