Van Buren, Maine Weather
Van Buren, 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 Van Buren, Aroostook County.
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About Van Buren, Maine
Van Buren breathes with the quiet persistence of the St. John River, its wide, placid waters a constant, silver presence on the landscape. It lies 167.7 miles north-north-east of Bangor, ME (from Bangor, ME: bearing 14°T), and is situated 18.9 miles north of Madawaska. Rolling hills, softened by centuries of cultivation and forest growth, cradle the town, their slopes a patchwork of emerald fields in summer and frosted white in winter's deep embrace. The air here carries a clean, crisp scent, a blend of pine resin and the distant, earthy aroma of damp soil, a fragrance that seems to cling to the very texture of the days. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-cloudy skies, possesses a peculiar, luminous quality, illuminating the weathered clapboard houses and the sturdy, practical lines of the agricultural buildings with a gentle, almost melancholic glow. The history of Van Buren is as deeply rooted as the ancient forests that once dominated this region. French and Acadian settlers first carved out lives here, their legacy evident in the enduring spirit and the faint echoes of a different tongue that sometimes drifts on the breeze. The economy, long tied to the bounty of the land, now finds its pulse in agriculture, particularly the cultivation of potatoes that have made Aroostook County famous, alongside the quiet hum of local businesses catering to the needs of this resilient community. The river, of course, remains a vital artery, a source of both sustenance and a picturesque backdrop to the everyday lives unfolding in Van Buren, a place where the past is not so much a distant memory as a tangible, comforting weight.
Live animated radar for Van Buren and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Van Buren, Aroostook County, Maine |
| Coordinates | 47.157265°N, 67.935302°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 04785 |
| Area Code | 207 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Van Buren, Maine Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Van Buren, 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 Van Buren includes coordinates 47.157265°N, 67.935302°W, situated in Aroostook County. ZIP code 04785. 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. 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.
