Houlton, Maine Weather
Houlton, 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 Houlton, Aroostook County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Houlton. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Houlton is published on the Houlton International Airport (KHUL) page, 4 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KHUL describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Houlton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Houlton.
About Houlton, Maine
Houlton sits at the crossroads where the earth begins its long, slow slope toward the St. John River valley, a landscape etched with the purposeful geometry of farms and the wilder, more ancient lines of the forests that fringe its edges. It lies 102.2 miles north-north-east of Bangor, ME (from Bangor, ME: bearing 26°T), and is situated 27.0 miles south of Mars Hill. Here, the air carries a crispness, especially in the late autumn, that seems to scour the senses clean, and the light, when it strikes the fields after a rain, possesses a luminous quality that can make even the most ordinary potato rows gleam like veins of precious ore. The terrain, a gentle swell and dip, offers expansive views of rolling farmland, punctuated by the dark, stoic silhouettes of spruce and fir trees, their branches heavy with the memory of winter snows. The very character of Houlton is one of quiet resilience, a place where the seasons dictate the pace and the land, in its enduring fertility, provides the foundation for life. The history of Houlton is deeply entwined with the very soil it occupies, a story of settlement and industry that began with the cultivation of the land, particularly the famed Aroostook County potatoes that have sustained its economy for generations. This agricultural heritage is palpable, a living tradition that continues to shape the town's identity and its connection to the wider world, with its products traveling far beyond the borders of this northern expanse. Beyond the fields, the presence of the Canada border nearby has long fostered a unique blend of cultures and a pragmatic, forward-looking spirit, a recognition of interconnectedness that has shaped Houlton's development. Though not a hub of grand monuments, the town possesses a quiet dignity, a sense of place built not on ostentation but on the enduring strength of community and the deep, abiding connection to the rhythms of the land.
Live animated radar for Houlton 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 | Houlton, Aroostook County, Maine |
| Coordinates | 46.126164°N, 67.840296°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 04730 |
| Area Code | 207 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Houlton, Maine Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Houlton, 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 Houlton includes coordinates 46.126164°N, 67.840296°W, situated in Aroostook County. ZIP code 04730. 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.
