Ashland, Massachusetts Weather
Ashland, 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 for Ashland, Middlesex County.
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About Ashland, Massachusetts
Ashland unfolds across a rolling terrain where glacial deposits have sculpted a gentle, yet distinct, topography of drumlins and kettle holes, remnants of an ancient ice sheet. It lies 2.7 miles west-south-west of Framingham, MA (from Framingham, MA: bearing 243°T), and is situated 7.4 miles south-east of Marlborough. The air here, especially as the sun begins its descent, carries a damp, earthy scent, a subtle perfume of pine needles and decaying leaves that clings to the humid summer evenings. Brooks, born from the shadowed hollows and fed by the persistent, almost shy, spring rains, thread their way through stands of oak and maple, their quiet murmur a constant, unassuming soundtrack to the landscape. The houses, many of them clapboard and colonial in design, seem to settle into the land, their windows reflecting the shifting, often dramatic, skies that sweep across New England. The history of Ashland is a story etched not in grand pronouncements, but in the quiet industry that once defined its days. Mill ponds, now often reclaimed by reeds and water lilies, speak of a time when water power drove the machinery of progress, when the banks of the Sudbury River teemed with the hum of activity. This legacy persists in the town's enduring connection to its natural resources, a spirit that now finds expression in conservation efforts and the appreciation of its woodlands and wetlands. The local economy, while diversified, still draws a certain sustenance from the land, a connection that lends Ashland a grounded, unhurried rhythm, a place where the past is not so much forgotten as it is quietly carried forward.
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| Location | Ashland, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42.261207°N, 71.463396°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 01721 |
| 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 Ashland, Massachusetts Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ashland, 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 Ashland includes coordinates 42.261207°N, 71.463396°W, situated in Middlesex County. ZIP code 01721. 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.
