Westminster, Vermont Weather
Westminster, Vermont — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Westminster, Windham County.
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About Westminster, Vermont
Westminster unfolds across a landscape of rolling hills, where the Connecticut River, a broad, slow-moving artery, defines the eastern edge of Vermont’s Windham County. It lies 47.2 miles north-west of Fitchburg, MA (from Fitchburg, MA: bearing 315°T), and is situated 4.6 miles south of Bellows Falls. The terrain here is a study in subtle shifts: broad, fertile intervals give way to steeper wooded slopes, their contours softened by a generous cloak of mixed hardwoods and pines. The air, particularly in the early morning, carries the clean scent of damp earth and pine needles, a refreshing coolness that lingers even as the sun climbs higher. Farm fields, patched with the green of summer growth and the stubble of last year’s harvest, carve geometric patterns into the verdant slopes, a testament to generations of cultivation. The villages, few and far between, seem to exhale a quiet contentment, their clapboard houses and white-steepled churches holding their ground against the encroaching wild. The history of Westminster is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of the Connecticut River valley and the enduring spirit of those who first settled this land. Originally chartered in the mid-18th century, its early years were marked by disputes and a fierce independence that saw it declared the capital of the Vermont Republic for a brief, significant period. The economy, once reliant on the river’s trade and a burgeoning agricultural sector, now finds its footing in a blend of small-scale farming, local crafts, and a quiet tourism drawn to the region’s natural beauty. One might still find remnants of old stone walls, moss-covered and crumbling, hinting at the hard labor of clearing the land. The rhythm of life in Westminster is measured, dictated less by clocks and more by the turning of seasons and the predictable flow of the river, a constant, murmuring presence in the background of everyday life.
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| Location | Westminster, Windham County, Vermont |
| Coordinates | 43.067857°N, 72.458699°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 05158 |
| Area Code | 802 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Westminster, Vermont Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Westminster, 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 Westminster includes coordinates 43.067857°N, 72.458699°W, situated in Windham County. ZIP code 05158. 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.
