Waterville, Maine Weather
Waterville, 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 Waterville, Kennebec County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Waterville. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Waterville is published on the Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport (KWVL) page, 4 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 Waterville 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 Waterville: Central Maine/Norridgewock Airport (KOWK) 26 km · Augusta State Airport (KAUG) 29 km · Bowman Field (KB10) 44 km · Belfast Municipal Airport (KBST) 52 km · Dexter Regional Airport (K1B0) 59 km
Conditions reported at KWVL describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Waterville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Waterville.
About Waterville, Maine
Waterville, Maine, unfolds along the Kennebec River, a waterway that has shaped its very character. It lies 42.5 miles north-east of Lewiston, ME (from Lewiston, ME: bearing 43°T), and is situated 0.6 miles west-north-west of Winslow. The terrain here is a gentle rise and fall, a landscape of rolling hills dotted with sturdy pines and birches, their leaves catching the crisp northern air. In the distance, the land softens into a mosaic of fields and woodlands, a scene that feels both familiar and enduring. The light, especially in the late afternoon, casts a warm, golden hue across the town, illuminating the weathered clapboard houses and the sturdy brick buildings that speak of a long-held purpose. The river itself, a steady, powerful presence, flows with a quiet determination, its surface reflecting the ever-changing sky. This place carries the legacy of industry and intellect, with its history deeply entwined with the mills that once harnessed the river’s might. Waterville was built on the strength of its mills, a testament to the ingenuity that transformed raw materials into finished goods. Today, that spirit of enterprise continues, though the economy has diversified, with education and healthcare now playing prominent roles, drawing people and ideas from across the region. The presence of Colby College imbues Waterville with a vibrant intellectual current, a counterpoint to the enduring practicality of its roots. Local traditions, quiet and unassuming, are woven into the rhythm of everyday life, a sense of community that feels as solid and reliable as the river stones.
Live animated radar for Waterville 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 | Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine |
| Coordinates | 44.55201°N, 69.631712°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 04901, 04903 |
| Area Code | 207 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Waterville, Maine Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Waterville, 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 Waterville includes coordinates 44.552010°N, 69.631712°W, situated in Kennebec County. ZIP code 04901, 04903. 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. 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.
