Dalton, Massachusetts Weather
Dalton, 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 Dalton, Berkshire County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Dalton. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Dalton is published on the Pittsfield Municipal Airport (KPSF) page, 12 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 Dalton 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 Dalton: Harriman and West Airport (KAQW) 25 km · Walter J. Koladza Airport (KGBR) 38 km · William H Morse State Airport (KDDH) 47 km · Columbia County Airport (K1B1) 49 km · Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport (KBAF) 51 km
Conditions reported at KPSF describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Dalton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Dalton.
About Dalton, Massachusetts
Dalton rests in the rolling embrace of the Berkshire hills, where the land rises and falls with the patient strength of ancient stone. It lies 3.0 miles south-south-east of Berkshire, MA (from Berkshire, MA: bearing 153°T), and is situated 4.4 miles east-north-east of Pittsfield. The air here, especially as the sun begins its slow descent behind the western ridges, carries a crispness that speaks of pine needles and damp earth, a scent that clings to the rough-hewn textures of the surrounding landscape. Streams, fed by the persistent generosity of the Massachusetts climate, tumble over moss-slicked rocks, their murmur a constant, low thrum beneath the broader quiet of the valleys. The very character of Dalton is etched not in grand pronouncements, but in the steadfast way the hills hold the sky and the water carves its determined path through the bedrock. The history of Dalton is a story told in the steady turning of waterwheels and the industrious hum of paper mills, industries that once defined its economy and shaped its fortunes. For generations, the swift currents of the Housatonic River were harnessed, powering the machinery that transformed raw pulp into the paper that carried words and ideas across the nation. This legacy of making, of tangible creation, still whispers through the older buildings, their brick facades weathered by decades of seasons. While the landscape retains its wilder, untamed beauty, a beauty that draws walkers and nature enthusiasts to its trails, the quiet persistence of its founding industries remains a distinct and defining thread in the fabric of Dalton.
Live animated radar for Dalton 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 | Dalton, Berkshire County, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42.473696°N, 73.166214°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 01226, 01227 |
| 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 Dalton, Massachusetts Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dalton, 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 Dalton includes coordinates 42.473696°N, 73.166214°W, situated in Berkshire County. ZIP code 01226, 01227. 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.
