Dukes, Massachusetts Weather
Dukes, 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 Dukes, Dukes County.
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About Dukes, Massachusetts
Dukes unfurls across a landscape shaped by the sea's patient hand, a place where the land swells and recedes in gentle dunes and wind-scoured heath. It lies 10.6 miles south-south-west of Falmouth, MA (from Falmouth, MA: bearing 195°T), and is situated 2.0 miles north-west of Marthas Vineyard. Here, the air carries the clean, sharp tang of salt and pine, a constant reminder of the boundless Atlantic that laps at its shores. Long stretches of pale sand give way to marshlands humming with unseen life, their reedy whispers a soft counterpoint to the distant cry of gulls. The light, especially in the late afternoon, spills across the terrain in a honeyed wash, deepening the greens of the sparse scrub and casting long, cool shadows that stretch like fingers over the undulating ground. Even the sturdy oaks, bent and twisted by generations of coastal storms, seem to possess a quiet resilience, their rough bark a testament to the persistent forces that have shaped this island home. The history of Dukes is as layered as the sedimentary rock beneath its soil, a story of fishermen, farmers, and summer folk all drawn to its rugged beauty and relative isolation. For centuries, its economy was tethered to the bounty of the sea, with fishing fleets and whaling ships once sailing from its harbors, leaving behind a legacy of weathered buildings and seafaring lore. Later, the island found a new rhythm in the burgeoning tourism of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, transforming it into a coveted summer retreat, a reputation it still holds today. This duality, the enduring connection to its working past and its embrace of seasonal visitors, gives Dukes a unique character, a place where the quiet hum of everyday life can still be heard beneath the gentle stir of summer crowds, and where the faint scent of woodsmoke from a chimney mingles with the ever-present aroma of the ocean.
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| Location | Dukes, Dukes County, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 41.403954°N, 70.669265°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 02575 |
| 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 Dukes, Massachusetts Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dukes, 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 Dukes includes coordinates 41.403954°N, 70.669265°W, situated in Dukes County. ZIP code 02575. 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.
