Acushnet, Massachusetts Weather
Acushnet, Massachusetts — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Acushnet, Bristol County.
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About Acushnet, Massachusetts
Acushnet breathes the salt-laced air of the South Coast, its landscape a gentle yielding of rolling terrain to the quiet embrace of Buzzards Bay. It lies 3.4 miles north-north-east of New Bedford, MA (from New Bedford, MA: bearing 24°T), and is situated 5.2 miles north-east of Dartmouth. Fields, often edged with the sturdy, weathered grey of old stone walls, stretch towards the water, their verdant hues deepening under a sky that can shift from the pale, watery blue of morning to the bruised purples and oranges of a dramatic sunset. The air here carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening cranberries in late summer, a whisper of the land's enduring agricultural spirit. Along the shoreline, marsh grasses sway in the persistent breeze, their rustling a soft counterpoint to the distant cries of gulls. The history of Acushnet is deeply entwined with the bounty of its waters and the resilience of its people. Once a vital hub for whaling and shipbuilding, its maritime legacy still echoes in the quiet harbors and the proud, weathered facades of older homes. Today, agriculture, particularly cranberry farming, remains a significant thread in the economic fabric, with vast bogs dotting the landscape, their water-covered surfaces shimmering like dark mirrors under the sun. The town’s character is one of quiet industry and a deep connection to the natural world, a place where the rhythm of the tides and the turn of the seasons still hold sway.
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| Location | Acushnet, Bristol County, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 41.680659°N, 70.907816°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 02743 |
| Area Code | 339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Acushnet, Massachusetts Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Acushnet, Massachusetts, 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 Acushnet includes coordinates 41.680659°N, 70.907816°W, situated in Bristol County. ZIP code 02743. Telephone area code: 339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978. 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.
