Island Falls, Maine Weather
Island Falls, 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 Island Falls, Aroostook County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Island Falls. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Island Falls is published on the Houlton International Airport (KHUL) page, 39 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 Island Falls 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 Island Falls: Millinocket Municipal Airport (KMLT) 51 km
Conditions reported at KHUL describe the airfield itself. Weather 39 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Island Falls specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Island Falls.
About Island Falls, Maine
Island Falls lies at the edge of the great northern woods, a place where the land itself seems to hold its breath. It lies 87.0 miles north-north-east of Bangor, ME (from Bangor, ME: bearing 16°T), and is situated 8.4 miles east of Patten. The terrain here is a thoughtful arrangement of rolling hills, softened by the passage of seasons, and punctuated by the dark, steady presence of evergreen forests. The air, especially after a rain, carries the clean, sharp scent of pine needles and damp earth, a perfume that clings to everything. The sky overhead is vast, a canvas that shifts from the pale, washed-out blue of midday to the bruised, dramatic purples and oranges of a northern twilight. Small rivers and streams, their waters the color of weak tea from tannins leached from the forest floor, thread their way through the landscape, appearing and disappearing as they follow the land's gentle contours. The history of Island Falls is deeply entwined with the bounty of the surrounding forests and the energy of its waterways. Logging and the pulp and paper industry once defined the economic pulse of Island Falls, the rumble of machinery a familiar sound that has since faded, leaving a quieter hum. The town's character is etched by these industries, a legacy of hard work and resilience evident in the sturdy, practical architecture. Today, a different kind of industry whispers here, one focused on the land's natural resources in more sustainable ways, though the echoes of the past still resonate in the quiet streets. The sense of community in Island Falls is palpable, a shared understanding born from the long, cold winters and the bright, fleeting summers, where neighbors still know each other's names and the pace of life is dictated by something older than clocks.
Live animated radar for Island Falls 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 | Island Falls, Aroostook County, Maine |
| Coordinates | 46.009219°N, 68.271415°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 04747 |
| Area Code | 207 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Island Falls, Maine Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Island Falls, 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 Island Falls includes coordinates 46.009219°N, 68.271415°W, situated in Aroostook County. ZIP code 04747. Telephone area code: 207. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
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.
