Rumford, Maine Weather
Rumford, 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 Rumford, Oxford County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Rumford. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Rumford is published on the Bethel Regional Airport (K0B1) page, 25 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 Rumford 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 Rumford: Bowman Field (KB10) 36 km · Oxford County Regional Airport (K81B) 44 km · Twitchell Airport (K3B5) 48 km · Berlin Regional Airport (KBML) 50 km · Errol Airport (KERR) 55 km
Conditions reported at K0B1 describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rumford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rumford.
About Rumford, Maine
Rumford lies at the confluence of the Androscoggin River and Swift River, a place where the land folds in on itself, creating a landscape of rugged beauty. It lies 35.5 miles north-north-west of Lewiston, ME (from Lewiston, ME: bearing 332°T), and is situated 0.6 miles south-south-west of Mexico. The surrounding hills, cloaked in a dense tapestry of pine and hardwood, rise steeply from the valley floor, their slopes often veiled in mist that lends an ethereal quality to the mornings. The river itself, a powerful force that has shaped this place for millennia, rushes through town, its currents a constant, murmuring presence. The air here carries the crisp, clean scent of evergreen and damp earth, and in the late afternoon, the sun, when it breaks through the clouds, casts long, golden shadows across the valley, illuminating the weathered facades of buildings that have stood here for generations. This is a town built on the industry of the river and the bounty of the surrounding forests. For over a century, paper mills have been the heartbeat of Rumford's economy, their smokestacks once a defining feature of the skyline, now mostly silent monuments to a bygone era. Yet, the spirit of enterprise endures, with a resilient focus on paper production and a growing diversification into other manufacturing sectors. The legacy of its founding fathers, who saw opportunity in the untamed wilderness, is still palpable in the sturdy architecture and the enduring sense of community. Local traditions, passed down through families who have called Rumford home for generations, are woven into the fabric of everyday life, from the warmth of a shared cup of coffee at the local diner to the quiet pride in the town's enduring spirit.
Live animated radar for Rumford 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 | Rumford, Oxford County, Maine |
| Coordinates | 44.553675°N, 70.550899°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 04276 |
| Area Code | 207 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rumford, Maine Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rumford, 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 Rumford includes coordinates 44.553675°N, 70.550899°W, situated in Oxford County. ZIP code 04276. 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.
