Dighton, Massachusetts Weather
Dighton, 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 Dighton, Bristol County.
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About Dighton, Massachusetts
Dighton spreads itself across the Taunton River's broad embrace, a place where gentle slopes descend into the rich, dark earth of the coastal plain. It lies 1.9 miles north-east of Bristol, MA (from Bristol, MA: bearing 42°T), and is situated 8.0 miles north-north-east of Fall River. Fields, often lying fallow in the quiet hum of late summer, catch the low sun, their stubble catching fire with a fleeting, almost breath-held gold. The air here, especially as dusk begins to paint the sky in shades of bruised plum and rose, carries a faint, salty tang from the distant bay, a soft whisper of the ocean's long reach. Ancient oaks, their limbs gnarled like the hands of old storytellers, punctuate the landscape, their leaves a deep, resonant green that drinks in the light. The history of Dighton is deeply entwined with the flow of the river and the bounty it once offered, a legacy of farming and fishing that shaped its early character. This was a land first settled by those seeking fertile ground and access to the sea's highways, and the echoes of that industrious spirit can still be felt in the sturdy, salt-weathered architecture that lines its quieter streets. The local economy, though it has shifted from its agricultural roots, still finds sustenance in the surrounding lands and the industriousness of its people, a quiet resilience that has weathered changing times. The old gristmills, though silent now, stand as weathered monuments to a past where the river's power was harnessed, a reminder of the ceaseless, vital current that has always defined Dighton.
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| Location | Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 41.81399°N, 71.120323°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 02715 |
| 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 Dighton, Massachusetts Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dighton, 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 Dighton includes coordinates 41.813990°N, 71.120323°W, situated in Bristol County. ZIP code 02715. 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.
