Patten, Maine Weather
Patten, Maine — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Patten, Penobscot County.
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About Patten, Maine
Patten sits at the edge of a vast, darkening forest, where the land begins its slow, deliberate ascent toward the rugged spine of northern Maine. It lies 84.1 miles north of Bangor, ME (from Bangor, ME: bearing 11°T), and is situated 26.7 miles north-north-east of Millinocket. The air here carries a perpetual coolness, even in the height of summer, a scent of pine needles and damp earth that clings to everything. Rolling hills, cloaked in a dense, unbroken green of spruce and fir, give way to the occasional clearing, where weathered farmsteads, their roofs a muted silver against the deep woods, seem to huddle against the immensity. A quiet river, the Penobscot, threads its way through the landscape, its waters the color of shadowed amber, reflecting the immense, ever-shifting sky that presides over Patten. This is a place where the echoes of logging camps and the hardy spirit of those who first settled these wild woods still resonate. The economy, once tethered to the timber that built so much of the nation, now finds its footing in a more diversified agriculture and a quiet tourism that draws those seeking the profound stillness of the north. The Katahdin Iron Works, a ghost of industry, stands as a somber monument to a bygone era, its rusted remnants a stark contrast to the vibrant life that persists in Patten. The roads, more often than not, are unpaved, leading deeper into the embrace of the wilderness, a constant invitation to explore the unhurried pulse of this remote corner of the state.
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| Location | Patten, Penobscot County, Maine |
| Coordinates | 45.996439°N, 68.446142°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 04765 |
| Area Code | 207 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Patten, Maine Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Patten, Maine, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Patten includes coordinates 45.996439°N, 68.446142°W, situated in Penobscot County. ZIP code 04765. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
