Castleton, Vermont Weather
Castleton, Vermont — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Castleton, Rutland County.
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About Castleton, Vermont
Castleton rests in a valley cradled by the rolling Green Mountains, where the air, crisp and carrying the scent of pine, hints at the coming chill of autumn even in the height of summer. It lies 27.0 miles north-east of Queensbury, NY (from Queensbury, NY: bearing 53°T), and is situated 4.4 miles east-north-east of Fair Haven. The landscape here is a watercolor of deep greens and earthy browns, bisected by the placid waters of Castle Lake, its surface often mirroring the vast, indifferent sky. Old stone farmhouses, their roofs softened by moss, dot the hillsides like forgotten teeth, silent witnesses to generations who have worked this fertile, yet demanding, soil. The rhythm of life in Castleton is dictated by the seasons, a slow, deliberate pulse that seems to resonate with the very stones that form the ancient village walls. This land, once the domain of Abenaki people, later became a crossroads for early settlers drawn by its mineral wealth, particularly marble and slate. The echoes of quarrying, though faded, still linger in the weathered stone of its buildings and the quiet dignity of its historic homes, a testament to an economy once fueled by the earth's hard bounty. Castleton’s past is also entwined with education, as it was the site of an early college, a legacy that perhaps contributes to the thoughtful, unhurried demeanor of its residents. Today, the local economy draws strength from tourism, drawn to the natural beauty of the surrounding state parks and the serene allure of its lake, a quiet promise of respite from the clamor of the outside world.
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| Location | Castleton, Rutland County, Vermont |
| Coordinates | 43.610622°N, 73.179832°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 05735 |
| Area Code | 802 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Castleton, Vermont Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Castleton, Vermont, 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 Castleton includes coordinates 43.610622°N, 73.179832°W, situated in Rutland County. ZIP code 05735. Telephone area code: 802. 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.
