Madawaska, Maine Weather
Madawaska, 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 Madawaska, Aroostook County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Madawaska. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Madawaska is published on the Caribou Municipal Airport (KCAR) 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. 4 airfields within reach of Madawaska 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 Madawaska: Presque Isle International Airport (KPQI) 23 km · Northern Aroostook Regional Airport (KFVE) 52 km · Fort Kent Municipal Airport (K7ME) 60 km
Conditions reported at KCAR describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Madawaska specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Madawaska.
About Madawaska, Maine
Madawaska, Maine, unfolds as a broad, fertile expanse where the St. John River, a grand artery of the North, defines the very character of the land. It lies 149.4 miles north-north-east of Bangor, ME (from Bangor, ME: bearing 15°T), and is situated 3.5 miles east-north-east of Caribou. The terrain here is gently rolling, a patchwork of fields that soften into stands of spruce and fir, their dark green a constant counterpoint to the pale blue of the wide sky. In summer, the air is thick with the scent of hay and damp earth, carrying on it the low hum of insects and the distant bleating of sheep. Winters transform the landscape into a hushed, white world, the river a ribbon of steel beneath a sky often painted with the ethereal dance of the aurora borealis. It is a place where the horizon feels vast, promising, and the settlements, strung out along the riverbanks, seem to breathe in unison with the natural rhythms of the seasons. The roots of Madawaska run deep into a history shaped by both French and English settlers, a linguistic and cultural blend that still echoes in its streets and conversations. This dual heritage, a blend of Acadian resilience and frontier spirit, has fostered a unique identity, one that values hard work and community. The local economy, historically tied to the timber and pulp industries that once dominated the region, now finds its footing in agriculture and a burgeoning cross-border trade with Canada, a constant flow of goods and people across the international bridge. The St. John River itself, once a highway for logs, now serves as a vital waterway for fishing and recreation, its waters reflecting the enduring spirit of Madawaska.
Live animated radar for Madawaska 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 | Madawaska, Aroostook County, Maine |
| Coordinates | 46.88421°N, 67.947246°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 04736, 04756 |
| Area Code | 207 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Madawaska, Maine Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Madawaska, 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 Madawaska includes coordinates 46.884210°N, 67.947246°W, situated in Aroostook County. ZIP code 04736, 04756. 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.
