North Pownal, Vermont Weather
North Pownal, Vermont — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for North Pownal, Bennington County.
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About North Pownal, Vermont
North Pownal unfolds as a quiet corner of Vermont where the Hoosic River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, carves its path through a landscape of rolling hills and dense woodland. It lies 20.0 miles north of Berkshire, MA (from Berkshire, MA: bearing 350°T), and is situated 6.5 miles south-south-west of Bennington. The air here carries the scent of pine needles and damp earth, especially after a summer rain, and the light at dusk often paints the western sky in hues of bruised plum and fading rose. Fields, some still worked, others yielding to the persistent embrace of wild growth, punctuate the tree line, their edges softened by the encroaching shadows of mature maples and oaks. The terrain rises gently, offering glimpses of distant, hazy peaks that seem to whisper of old secrets. Historically, North Pownal’s story is tied to the industrious spirit of its early settlers, who harnessed the power of the Hoosic for mills and factories, their echoes still resonating in the quiet hum of the present-day economy. Though much of that industrial past has receded, a sense of enduring resilience remains, a quiet pride in the land and its bounty. The local character is one of steadfastness, a community that knows the changing seasons intimately and finds its rhythm in the unhurried flow of life, a stark contrast to the clamor of more populous places. The very texture of the land, the stony resilience of its soil, seems to have shaped the enduring spirit of North Pownal.
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| Location | North Pownal, Bennington County, Vermont |
| Coordinates | 42.797579°N, 73.264553°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 05260 |
| Area Code | 802 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This North Pownal, Vermont Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for North Pownal, 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 North Pownal includes coordinates 42.797579°N, 73.264553°W, situated in Bennington County. ZIP code 05260. 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.
