Plainfield, Vermont Weather
Plainfield, Vermont — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Plainfield, Washington County.
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About Plainfield, Vermont
Plainfield rests where the Winooski River, a ribbon of silver in the morning sun, has patiently carved its way through the rolling hills. It lies 41.1 miles east-south-east of Burlington, VT (from Burlington, VT: bearing 109°T), and is situated 6.7 miles north-north-east of Barre. The landscape here is a deep green sigh, a patchwork of fields climbing towards wooded ridges, their summits softened by the haze of early summer. Stone walls, moss-laden and stoic, trace the boundaries of farms that have seen generations of hands work the soil. The air carries the clean scent of pine and damp earth, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in from all sides, a quiet force shaping the lives lived within Plainfield. The history of Plainfield is written in the sturdy bones of its old farmhouses and the enduring echo of its agricultural past, a time when logging also played a significant part in shaping the local economy. The Winooski, once a powerful force for industry, now flows with a gentler purpose, its banks a favored spot for quiet reflection. A distinctive character has settled over Plainfield, a blend of pragmatic self-reliance born from the land and a quiet intellectual curiosity fostered by its proximity to academic centers. The rhythm of life here is less a hurried march and more a steady, considered stride, marked by the changing seasons and the shared understanding of those who call this particular bend of the river home.
Live animated radar for Plainfield and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Plainfield, Washington County, Vermont |
| Coordinates | 44.278115°N, 72.426493°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 05667 |
| Area Code | 802 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Plainfield, Vermont Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Plainfield, 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 Plainfield includes coordinates 44.278115°N, 72.426493°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 05667. 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.
