Searsport, Maine Weather
Searsport, 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 Searsport, Waldo County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Searsport. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Searsport is published on the Belfast Municipal Airport (KBST) page, 9 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 Searsport 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 Searsport: Brewer Airport (K0B2) 36 km · Bangor International Airport (KBGR) 40 km · Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (KBHB) 45 km · Knox County Regional Airport (KRKD) 46 km · Dewitt Field - Old Town Municipal Airport (KOLD) 58 km
Conditions reported at KBST describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Searsport specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Searsport.
About Searsport, Maine
Searsport unfolds itself along the broad, forgiving curve of Penobscot Bay, a place where the land seems to sigh into the salt-laced air. It lies 24.8 miles south-south-west of Bangor, ME (from Bangor, ME: bearing 197°T), and is situated 4.6 miles east-north-east of Belfast. The terrain, a gentle rise from the water's edge, is a mosaic of weathered clapboard houses, their paint softened by years of sea mist, and sturdy evergreen forests that whisper secrets in the wind. Down by the harbor, the air hangs thick with the briny tang of low tide and the faint, lingering scent of woodsmoke, a comforting perfume that clings to everything. The light here, especially in the late afternoon, possesses a luminous quality, as if the very atmosphere has been filtered through sea-glass, casting a soft, ethereal glow on the weathered pilings and the bobbing sails of the few remaining working boats. This is a town with the deep roots of maritime history, a legacy etched into the very character of Searsport. Once a bustling hub for shipbuilding and seafaring, its economy now leans more towards tourism and the quiet hum of local businesses, though the echoes of its proud past still resonate in the architecture and the stories told by its residents. The Penobscot Marine Museum stands as a proud sentinel to this heritage, a repository of tales of daring voyages and the hardy souls who navigated these waters. Along the shore, the remnants of old wharves, worn smooth by countless footsteps and the relentless caress of the tide, speak of a time when the world's goods flowed through this harbor. The pace of life in Searsport is measured, dictated by the changing tides and the quiet rhythm of a community that cherishes its connection to the sea and its own enduring story.
Live animated radar for Searsport 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 | Searsport, Waldo County, Maine |
| Coordinates | 44.458409°N, 68.9242°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 04974 |
| Area Code | 207 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Searsport, Maine Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Searsport, 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 Searsport includes coordinates 44.458409°N, 68.924200°W, situated in Waldo County. ZIP code 04974. 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.
