Chittenden, Vermont Weather
Chittenden, Vermont — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Chittenden, Rutland County.
Full aviation weather for Chittenden is published on the Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport (KRUT) page, 20 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 Chittenden 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 Chittenden: Middlebury State Airport (K6B0) 33 km · Ticonderoga Municipal Airport (K4B6) 42 km · Warren-Sugarbush Airport (K0B7) 47 km · Lebanon Municipal Airport (KLEB) 53 km · Hartness State Airport (KVSF) 53 km
Conditions reported at KRUT describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Chittenden specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Chittenden.
About Chittenden, Vermont
Chittenden rests in a landscape sculpted by ancient glaciers, where rolling hills, cloaked in the deep green of mixed hardwoods and pines, ascend towards the imposing presence of the Green Mountains. It lies 40.4 miles north-east of Queensbury, NY (from Queensbury, NY: bearing 55°T), and is situated 6.8 miles north of Rutland. The air here, especially in the cool, clear mornings, carries the sharp, clean scent of evergreen and damp earth, a constant reminder of the wilder, untamed country that presses in from all sides. Brooks, fed by the mountain snowmelt, tumble down the slopes, their water a frigid, clear ribbon glinting over stones worn smooth by centuries of flow, carving shallow valleys that cradle homes and fields. The sky above Chittenden often stretches in vast, uninterrupted expanses of blue, punctuated by the slow drift of cumulus clouds, and at dusk, the western horizon burns with an almost startling intensity of rose and gold before yielding to the deeper indigo of night. The history of Chittenden is tied to the sturdy resilience of early Vermonters, who cleared these slopes for farming and timber, their lives dictated by the seasons and the demanding terrain. While agriculture, particularly dairy farming, once dominated the local economy, the character of Chittenden now leans towards a quieter existence, a haven for those seeking refuge from the clamor of larger cities. The legacy of the logging industry can still be seen in the weathered barns and the occasional old skid road that disappears into the woods, a subtle echo of a time when the forests were felled with more urgency. Today, the distinctiveness of Chittenden lies in its unpretentious beauty and its deep connection to the natural world, a place where the rhythm of life is measured by the changing light on the mountains and the steady murmur of the mountain streams.
Live animated radar for Chittenden 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 | Chittenden, Rutland County, Vermont |
| Coordinates | 43.707844°N, 72.948163°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 05737 |
| Area Code | 802 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Chittenden, Vermont Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chittenden, 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 Chittenden includes coordinates 43.707844°N, 72.948163°W, situated in Rutland County. ZIP code 05737. 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.
