Barre, Vermont — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Barre, Washington County.
Full aviation weather for Barre is published on the Edward F Knapp State Airport (KMPV) page, 5 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. 5 airfields within reach of Barre 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 Barre: Warren-Sugarbush Airport (K0B7) 27 km · Morrisville-Stowe State Airport (KMVL) 39 km · Middlebury State Airport (K6B0) 53 km · Caledonia County Airport (KCDA) 56 km
Conditions reported at KMPV describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Barre specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Barre rests in the embrace of Vermont's Green Mountains, a landscape sculpted by glaciers and softened by centuries of deciduous growth. It lies 40.0 miles east-south-east of Burlington, VT (from Burlington, VT: bearing 119°T), and is situated 5.7 miles south-east of Montpelier. Rolling hills, cloaked in a mosaic of pine and maple, unfurl towards a sky that often hangs heavy with the promise of snow or the crisp, clear light of autumn. The Winooski River, a silver vein, threads its way through the valley, its banks often shrouded in mist that lends an ethereal quality to the early morning. The air here carries the clean scent of damp earth and the distant, woodsy perfume of the surrounding forests, a breath that fills the lungs with a quiet vitality. The heart of Barre beats with the enduring spirit of granite, a legacy etched into its very foundations. For generations, this Vermont town has been a crucible for stone, its quarries yielding blocks of unparalleled beauty and strength, destined for monuments and buildings across the nation. This industry, though perhaps quieter now than in its zenith, still whispers in the weathered faces of the stone workers and echoes in the grand facades of structures built from Barre's distinctive gray stone. The local economy, once dominated by the clang of hammers and the rumble of quarry trucks, now finds a more varied rhythm, a blend of commerce and the persistent, grounded character of its people. Even the smallest village green in Barre holds a certain gravitas, a silent testament to the enduring strength of the earth and the hands that have shaped it.
Live animated radar for Barre 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.
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| Location | Barre, Washington County, Vermont |
| Coordinates | 44.197006°N, 72.502049°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 05641 |
| Area Code | 802 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Barre, Vermont, 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 Barre includes coordinates 44.197006°N, 72.502049°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 05641. Telephone area code: 802. 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.