Wells, Vermont Weather
Wells, Vermont — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Wells, Rutland County.
Full aviation weather for Wells is published on the Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport (KRUT) page, 24 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 Wells 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 Wells: Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport (KGFL) 34 km · Heber Airpark (K30) 43 km · Garnseys Airport (KB04) 50 km · Ticonderoga Municipal Airport (K4B6) 54 km · Hartness State Airport (KVSF) 56 km
Conditions reported at KRUT describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wells specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Wells.
About Wells, Vermont
Wells unfolds as a quiet stretch of Vermont earth, a place where the Green Mountains begin their rise in earnest, their slopes a patchwork of dense forest and open pasture. It lies 20.7 miles east of Queensbury, NY (from Queensbury, NY: bearing 82°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north-north-east of Porter. The air here, particularly in the hushed hours before dawn, carries the clean scent of pine and damp soil, a fragrance that seems to cling to the very stones of the old farmhouses. Rolling hills, softened by the passage of seasons, give way to the broader sweep of valleys, where a network of streams, fed by mountain springs, winds its way through the landscape. The light at dusk, a painterly wash of rose and lavender, often lingers on the western faces of the hills, lending a fleeting, almost ethereal glow to the rugged terrain. The economic heart of Wells has long been tied to the land, a legacy evident in the scattered remnants of its agricultural past and the enduring presence of working farms. Historically, the area saw periods of logging and small-scale quarrying, industries that shaped the early settlement and left their mark on the character of the place. Today, while agriculture remains a quiet constant, the local economy finds expression in small businesses that cater to both residents and the occasional visitor drawn by the region’s natural beauty. The presence of Wells Lake, a placid body of water, offers a focal point for recreation, its shores a place where the present day gently intersects with the enduring spirit of this Vermont locale.
Live animated radar for Wells 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Wells, Rutland County, Vermont |
| Coordinates | 43.417294°N, 73.204274°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 05774 |
| Area Code | 802 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wells, Vermont Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wells, 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 Wells includes coordinates 43.417294°N, 73.204274°W, situated in Rutland County. ZIP code 05774. 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. 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.
