Howland, Maine Weather
Howland, 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 Howland, Penobscot County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Howland. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Howland is published on the Lincoln Regional Airport (KLRG) page, 17 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 Howland 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 Howland: Dewitt Field - Old Town Municipal Airport (KOLD) 32 km · Millinocket Municipal Airport (KMLT) 46 km · Bangor International Airport (KBGR) 50 km · Dexter Regional Airport (K1B0) 52 km · Brewer Airport (K0B2) 53 km
Conditions reported at KLRG describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Howland specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Howland.
About Howland, Maine
Howland rests in the shadow of the Penobscot River's slow, deliberate flow, a place where the air often carries the damp scent of pine needles and the distant murmur of unseen water. It lies 30.7 miles north of Bangor, ME (from Bangor, ME: bearing 10°T), and is situated 11.5 miles south-west of Lincoln. The land itself is a study in muted greens and browns, a terrain of rolling hills softened by the passage of seasons, interspersed with stands of spruce and birch that catch the light in shifting patterns. In summer, the sun hangs high and white, bleaching the dusty roads, while autumn arrives with a fierce, brief glory, setting the woods ablaze before a long, patient winter descends, muffling the world in snow. The character of Howland is etched in its quiet persistence, a stoic beauty that doesn't demand attention but offers it freely to those who pause to look. The history of Howland is intrinsically linked to the timber that once flowed down the Penobscot, a lifeline that shaped its early economy and the very lives of its inhabitants. Sawmills, long since silenced or repurposed, are ghosts on the riverbanks, remnants of an era when the roar of machinery was the dominant sound. Today, the economy is more diffuse, a blend of small businesses, local services, and a quiet reliance on the land for sustenance and recreation, with many residents finding work in neighboring communities. The river remains a central, undeniable presence, a cool, dark artery that dictates the landscape and offers a constant, gentle reminder of the forces that have shaped this corner of Maine.
Live animated radar for Howland 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 | Howland, Penobscot County, Maine |
| Coordinates | 45.238667°N, 68.663639°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 04448 |
| Area Code | 207 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Howland, Maine Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Howland, 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 Howland includes coordinates 45.238667°N, 68.663639°W, situated in Penobscot County. ZIP code 04448. 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.
