Francestown, New Hampshire Weather
Francestown, New Hampshire — 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 Francestown, Hillsborough County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Francestown. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Francestown is published on the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (KMHT) page, 31 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. 3 airfields within reach of Francestown 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 Francestown: Nashua Airport / Boire Field (KASH) 33 km · Fitchburg Municipal Airport (KFIT) 48 km
Conditions reported at KMHT describe the airfield itself. Weather 31 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Francestown specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Francestown.
About Francestown, New Hampshire
Francestown unfolds across rolling hills, a landscape where the earth hums with a quiet, resilient beauty. It lies 17.1 miles west of Merrimack Valley, MA (from Merrimack Valley, MA: bearing 278°T), and is situated 7.1 miles east-south-east of Antrim. The terrain here, sculpted by ancient glaciers, presents a pleasingly uneven canvas of dense woodlands and open meadows, crisscrossed by meandering streams that reflect the ever-changing New Hampshire sky. In the late afternoon, the sun, weary from its journey, casts long, amber shadows that stretch and deepen across the fields, imbuing the air with a mellow, almost tangible warmth. The houses, often painted in muted tones of cream, grey, and barn red, seem to emerge organically from the land itself, their windows gazing out with a gentle, knowing patience. The very air carries a crisp, clean scent, a blend of pine needles, damp earth, and the distant promise of woodsmoke. The heart of Francestown beats with a history rooted in granite and industry, a legacy still palpable in the sturdy architecture and the echoes of its past. Once a thriving center for quarrying and manufacturing, its economy has since gracefully transitioned, embracing a more pastoral and artisanal character. The old mill buildings, though now repurposed, stand as silent sentinels to a bygone era of bustling activity, their stone facades weathered by countless seasons. Local craftspeople continue to honor the region’s heritage, their workshops buzzing with a quiet dedication to creating objects of enduring quality. The town's enduring charm lies not in grand pronouncements, but in the subtle persistence of its traditions, the deep-seated neighborliness, and the profound connection its residents feel to this particular patch of New Hampshire earth.
Live animated radar for Francestown 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 | Francestown, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire |
| Coordinates | 42.987582°N, 71.812577°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 03043 |
| Area Code | 603 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Francestown, New Hampshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Francestown, New Hampshire, 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 Francestown includes coordinates 42.987582°N, 71.812577°W, situated in Hillsborough County. ZIP code 03043. Telephone area code: 603. 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.
