Fort Kent, Maine Weather
Fort Kent, 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 Kent, Aroostook County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Fort Kent. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Fort Kent is published on the Fort Kent Municipal Airport (K7ME) page, 6 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 Kent 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 Kent: Northern Aroostook Regional Airport (KFVE) 21 km
Conditions reported at K7ME describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fort Kent specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fort Kent.
About Fort Kent, Maine
Fort Kent sits at the very northern tip of Maine, where the St. John River marks the international boundary with Canada. It lies 170.0 miles north of Bangor, ME (from Bangor, ME: bearing 3°T), and is situated 15.1 miles north of Eagle Lake. The landscape here is a study in the patient persistence of nature, a vast expanse of rolling hills cloaked in dense evergreen forests that stretch towards horizons often softened by a pearlescent mist. In summer, the air hums with the unseen industry of insects and carries the clean scent of pine needles and damp earth, while winter brings a profound stillness, the land hushed under a thick blanket of snow that gleams with an almost otherworldly light. The St. John River, a broad, powerful artery, flows with a steady, unyielding purpose, its banks lined with a hardy growth of trees that seem to lean into its current, a constant reminder of the water's dominion. This northernmost outpost of Aroostook County, Fort Kent, carries the echoes of a history shaped by frontier life and the enduring spirit of its people. Originally established as a military fort, its strategic position at the confluence of rivers fostered a community built on resilience and resourcefulness. The local economy, long tied to the bounty of the forests and the rich soil of the St. John Valley, has seen generations of families working the land, their lives measured by the turning seasons and the predictable cycles of agriculture. Today, while forestry and farming remain important, Fort Kent also embraces its identity as a gateway, its distinctive character forged by the enduring strength of its Acadian heritage and the quiet dignity of those who call this rugged, beautiful corner of the world home.
Live animated radar for Fort Kent 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 Kent, Aroostook County, Maine |
| Coordinates | 47.25865°N, 68.589491°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 04743 |
| Area Code | 207 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fort Kent, Maine Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fort Kent, 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 Kent includes coordinates 47.258650°N, 68.589491°W, situated in Aroostook County. ZIP code 04743. 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.
