Saxtons River, Vermont Weather
Saxtons River, Vermont — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Saxtons River, Windham County.
Full aviation weather for Saxtons River is published on the Hartness State Airport (KVSF) page, 23 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 Saxtons River 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 Saxtons River: Claremont Municipal Airport (KCNH) 28 km · Dillant Hopkins Airport (KEEN) 33 km · Parlin Field (K2B3) 38 km · Hawthorne Feather Airpark (K8B1) 50 km · Jaffrey Airfield Silver Ranch Airport (KAFN) 55 km
Conditions reported at KVSF describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Saxtons River specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Saxtons River.
About Saxtons River, Vermont
Saxtons River lies cradled in a fold of Vermont’s green mountains, where the terrain rises and falls with the patient persistence of water over stone. It lies 49.2 miles west of Concord, NH (from Concord, NH: bearing 265°T), and is situated 3.3 miles west of Bellows Falls. The village itself is a quiet gathering of clapboard houses and modest storefronts, clustered along the banks of its namesake waterway, a lively thread of water that tumbles and pools with a constant, murmuring conversation. Elm trees, broad and ancient, offer a dappled canopy over the streets, their leaves catching the late afternoon sun in shifting patterns of gold. The air here carries the clean scent of pine and damp earth, a subtle perfume that deepens as the shadows lengthen across the valley floor, and the distant hills begin to take on a bruised, twilight hue. The history of Saxtons River is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the land they have worked. Originally settled by hardy farmers and mill owners, the economy once pulsed with the rhythm of sawmills and gristmills, harnessing the power of the very river that still flows through its heart. Today, while the industry has shifted, a strong sense of local identity persists, evident in the independent shops and the quiet hum of a community that values connection. The presence of the Vermont Academy, a venerable boarding school, lends a distinct intellectual current to the village, its students adding a youthful energy to the established cadence of Saxtons River life, a unique blend of rural tradition and forward-looking aspiration.
Live animated radar for Saxtons River 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.
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| Location | Saxtons River, Windham County, Vermont |
| Coordinates | 43.137856°N, 72.509812°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 05101, 05154 |
| Area Code | 802 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Saxtons River, Vermont Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Saxtons River, 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 Saxtons River includes coordinates 43.137856°N, 72.509812°W, situated in Windham County. ZIP code 05101, 05154. 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.
