Montpelier, Vermont Weather
Montpelier, Vermont — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Montpelier, Washington County.
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About Montpelier, Vermont
Montpelier, Vermont, rests in a bowl of hills, a generous green valley where the Winooski River, a broad, slow-moving artery, has patiently worked its way through the landscape. It lies 34.8 miles east-south-east of Burlington, VT (from Burlington, VT: bearing 115°T), and is situated 5.7 miles north-west of Barre. The surrounding terrain rises in a series of wooded slopes, their flanks often softened by the mist that clings to the hollows in the early morning, lending the air a cool, damp scent of pine and decaying leaves. Here, the houses, many of them sturdy, clapboard structures of a bygone era, seem to lean into the slopes, their roofs angled against the inevitable weight of winter snows. The light often has a particular clarity, a crystalline quality that catches the bright, sharp edges of the distant peaks and illuminates the vibrant greens of summer foliage. The history of Montpelier is deeply entwined with the very land it occupies, a place shaped by the relentless flow of water and the hard work of generations who cleared the forests and dammed the streams. Once a hub for the granite industry, the echoes of quarrying and stone cutting can still be felt, a legacy that has left its mark not only in the foundations of its buildings but also in the quiet dignity of its public spaces. Today, Montpelier maintains a character that is both resolutely independent and welcoming, a place where legislative sessions fill the statehouse with a temporary buzz before life settles back into its more measured cadence. The local economy, while diversified, retains a connection to its agricultural roots, evident in the farmers' markets that spill onto the sidewalks with the bounty of the season.
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| Location | Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont |
| Coordinates | 44.260059°N, 72.575387°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 05602, 05601, 05603, 05604, 05609 |
| Area Code | 802 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Montpelier, Vermont Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Montpelier, 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 Montpelier includes coordinates 44.260059°N, 72.575387°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 05602, 05601, 05603, 05604, 05609. 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.
