Douglas, Massachusetts Weather
Douglas, 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 Douglas, Worcester County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Douglas. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Douglas is published on the Hopedale Industrial Park Airport (K1B6) page, 20 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 Douglas 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 Douglas: Worcester Regional Airport (KORH) 26 km · Minute Man Air Field (K6B6) 49 km · Norwood Memorial Airport (KOWD) 49 km · Fitchburg Municipal Airport (KFIT) 56 km · Laurence G Hanscom Field (KBED) 59 km
Conditions reported at K1B6 describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Douglas specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Douglas.
About Douglas, Massachusetts
Douglas unfolds across a landscape that breathes with the quiet dignity of New England, where rolling hills, softened by centuries of cultivation, give way to the patient murmur of rivers. It lies 12.1 miles west-north-west of Woonsocket, RI (from Woonsocket, RI: bearing 287°T), and is situated 7.2 miles east of Webster. The air here carries the scent of pine needles and damp earth, particularly after a summer rain, and the light, even on a cloudy day, possesses a peculiar, pearlescent quality that seems to cling to the weathered clapboard of its homes and the sturdy stone walls that delineate its fields. The Quinnebaug River, a silver thread, winds its way through the heart of Douglas, its banks a verdant embrace of mature trees whose leaves rustle with stories of seasons past. The terrain itself, a testament to glacial artistry, offers a gentle undulation, creating pockets of sheltered farmland and shadowed woodlands that beckon exploration. The history of Douglas is etched not in grand monuments, but in the persistent ingenuity of its people, who first harnessed the power of its waterways for industry. Once a hub of textile mills, the echoes of clattering looms can still be felt in the quiet spaces between the old brick buildings, now repurposed for a new generation of enterprise. The local economy, once tied to the vigorous hum of machinery, has gracefully shifted, embracing a more diversified approach that includes agriculture and small businesses, fostering a sense of self-reliance and close-knit community. While the grand industrial age has receded, the spirit of innovation and hard work remains, a quiet undercurrent that defines the character of Douglas, a place where the past is not forgotten, but rather informs the steady rhythm of the present.
Live animated radar for Douglas 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 | Douglas, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42.054264°N, 71.739514°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 01516 |
| 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 Douglas, Massachusetts Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Douglas, 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 Douglas includes coordinates 42.054264°N, 71.739514°W, situated in Worcester County. ZIP code 01516. 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.
