Blandford, Massachusetts Weather
Blandford, Massachusetts — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Blandford, Hampden County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Blandford. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Blandford is published on the Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport (KBAF) page, 18 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. 3 airfields within reach of Blandford 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 Blandford: Westover Metropolitan Airport / Westover Air Reserve Base (KCEF) 32 km · Turners Falls Airport (K0B5) 56 km
Conditions reported at KBAF describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Blandford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Blandford.
About Blandford, Massachusetts
Blandford unfolds across a landscape of rolling hills and dense woodlands, where the air carries the crisp scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 9.9 miles west-north-west of Westfield, MA (from Westfield, MA: bearing 293°T), and is situated 4.7 miles south-west of Huntington. The terrain here is a study in contrasts: broad, open fields, their grasses rippling like an emerald sea under the vast New England sky, give way to shadowed valleys where ancient trees stand sentinel. Streams, fed by the abundant rain and snowmelt, weave through the land, their waters cool and clear, reflecting the shifting light. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, often falls in soft, diffused shafts, illuminating the quietude of the place. The history of Blandford is etched in the resilience of its farming roots, a legacy evident in the stone walls that meander across the hillsides, remnants of fields long since returned to forest. For generations, this land sustained families through the hard work of agriculture, and while the economy has diversified, a connection to the earth persists. The town’s character is one of quiet self-reliance, a community built on neighborly bonds and a deep appreciation for the natural world. The occasional weathered barn, its timbers groaning with age, speaks of a past that continues to inform the present in Blandford.
Live animated radar for Blandford 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 | Blandford, Hampden County, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42.180646°N, 72.927322°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 01008 |
| Area Code | 339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Blandford, Massachusetts Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Blandford, Massachusetts, 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 Blandford includes coordinates 42.180646°N, 72.927322°W, situated in Hampden County. ZIP code 01008. 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. 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.
