Lancaster, New Hampshire Weather
Lancaster, 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 Lancaster, Coos County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Lancaster. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Lancaster is published on the Mount Washington Regional Airport (KHIE) page, 14 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. 4 airfields within reach of Lancaster 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 Lancaster: Berlin Regional Airport (KBML) 33 km · Caledonia County Airport (KCDA) 37 km · Errol Airport (KERR) 46 km
Conditions reported at KHIE describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lancaster specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lancaster.
About Lancaster, New Hampshire
Lancaster, New Hampshire, sits at the confluence of rolling hills and the broad, slow-moving Connecticut River, a landscape painted in broad strokes of green and blue. It lies 72.2 miles west-north-west of Lewiston, ME (from Lewiston, ME: bearing 292°T), and is situated 8.3 miles north-north-east of Whitefield. The terrain here is characterized by a gentle but persistent upward tilt towards the mountains that ring the horizon, their peaks often softened by a haze that lends them the look of ancient, slumbering giants. In the summer months, the air itself feels thick with the scent of pine and damp earth, a palpable presence that settles on everything. The fields, often still holding the promise of harvest or bearing the stubble of recent cutting, stretch out like rumpled blankets, punctuated by the weathered grey of barns and the occasional glint of a distant farmhouse window. The river, a constant companion, moves with a quiet authority, its water reflecting the vast, ever-changing canvas of the sky. The history of Lancaster is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of the northern valleys and the timber that once flowed down the river. Established in the late 18th century, it grew from a frontier settlement into a vital hub for the surrounding farms and logging operations, its economy once buoyed by the sturdy craftsmanship of its sawmills and the ceaseless work of its fields. Even now, the echo of that industrious past can be felt in the sturdy architecture and the enduring spirit of its people, many of whom still tend the land their ancestors cleared. The annual Lancaster Fair remains a significant event, a vibrant testament to the enduring connection to agriculture and community, drawing people from miles around to celebrate the harvest and the simple pleasures of rural life. The quiet dignity of the old courthouse in the town square, a landmark of weathered granite, speaks to a long and steady presence, a place that has weathered seasons and seen generations come and go.
Live animated radar for Lancaster 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 | Lancaster, Coos County, New Hampshire |
| Coordinates | 44.488946°N, 71.569251°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 03584 |
| Area Code | 603 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lancaster, New Hampshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lancaster, 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 Lancaster includes coordinates 44.488946°N, 71.569251°W, situated in Coos County. ZIP code 03584. Telephone area code: 603. 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.
