Essex Junction, Vermont Weather
Essex Junction, Vermont — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Essex Junction, Chittenden County.
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About Essex Junction, Vermont
Essex Junction rests in a landscape shaped by the slow, deliberate sculpting of glaciers and rivers, where the land rises and falls in gentle, rolling swells that cradle scattered woodlands and fertile fields. It lies 5.1 miles east-north-east of Burlington, VT (from Burlington, VT: bearing 78°T), and is situated 3.4 miles east-north-east of South Burlington. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a crisp, clean scent of pine and damp earth, a promise of the changing seasons that define Vermont life. Broad, open skies are a constant presence, their vastness often painted with the dramatic hues of sunrise and sunset, casting long shadows that stretch and shift across the terrain. The Green Mountains, a distant but ever-present backdrop, lend a sense of enduring strength to the horizon, their peaks softened by the haze of distance. The spirit of Essex Junction is deeply intertwined with its railway heritage, a legacy that echoes in the very layout of its streets and the sturdy, practical architecture of its older buildings. For generations, the railroad was the lifeblood of this community, bringing people and commerce, forging connections that helped shape its character and economy. Today, while the trains still hum through, the economic pulse of Essex Junction beats with a diversified rhythm, encompassing technology, small businesses, and the enduring agricultural traditions of the surrounding Chittenden County. The town’s distinctive character is also marked by a quiet, neighborly energy, a place where community events are cherished and the changing foliage in autumn becomes a celebrated spectacle, drawing appreciative eyes to the vibrant, fleeting beauty of the Vermont landscape.
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| Location | Essex Junction, Chittenden County, Vermont |
| Coordinates | 44.490605°N, 73.11096°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 05452, 05453 |
| Area Code | 802 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Essex Junction, Vermont Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Essex Junction, 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 Essex Junction includes coordinates 44.490605°N, 73.110960°W, situated in Chittenden County. ZIP code 05452, 05453. 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. 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.
