Chicopee, Massachusetts Weather
Chicopee, Massachusetts — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Chicopee, Hampden County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Chicopee. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Chicopee is published on the Westover Metropolitan Airport / Westover Air Reserve Base (KCEF) page, 8 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 Chicopee 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 Chicopee: Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport (KBAF) 9 km · Tanner Hiller Airport (K8B5) 46 km · Southbridge Municipal Airport (K3B0) 47 km · Turners Falls Airport (K0B5) 50 km · Orange Municipal Airport (KORE) 54 km
Conditions reported at KCEF describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Chicopee specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Chicopee, Massachusetts
Chicopee rises from the Connecticut River Valley, its landscape a complex interplay of gentle slopes and the broad, purposeful sweep of the river itself. It lies 2.9 miles north-north-east of West Springfield, MA (from West Springfield, MA: bearing 13°T), and is situated 9.9 miles south of Pioneer Valley. The terrain here is not dramatic, but rather possesses a quiet resilience, the land shaped by centuries of water and wind. Mature trees, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers, line the streets, offering shade in the summer and a stark, skeletal beauty in winter. The air often carries the damp, earthy scent of the river, a constant reminder of the waterway’s presence, even when it’s out of sight. Along its banks, the land flattens into fertile plains, hinting at a past tied to the soil, while further inland, the neighborhoods climb into more residential swells, the houses standing with a certain sturdy, unpretentious grace. The industrial pulse that once defined Chicopee, fueled by the mills that harnessed the river's power, has softened but not vanished, leaving behind a legacy etched into the very brickwork of older buildings. This is a place where the echoes of immigrant generations who sought opportunity here still resonate, their stories woven into the fabric of the city's character. The local economy, while diversifying, still holds a connection to its manufacturing roots, a quiet industriousness that underpins daily life. Across Chicopee, there's a sense of a community that has weathered change, its identity forged in the ebb and flow of economic tides and the enduring presence of the river, a constant, flowing artery through the heart of Hampden County.
Live animated radar for Chicopee 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 | Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42.148704°N, 72.607867°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 01013, 01014, 01020, 01021, 01022 |
| 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 Chicopee, Massachusetts Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chicopee, 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 Chicopee includes coordinates 42.148704°N, 72.607867°W, situated in Hampden County. ZIP code 01013, 01014, 01020, 01021, 01022. 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.
