East 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 East Douglas, Worcester County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near East Douglas. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for East Douglas is published on the Hopedale Industrial Park Airport (K1B6) page, 17 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 East 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 East Douglas: Worcester Regional Airport (KORH) 26 km · Minute Man Air Field (K6B6) 46 km · Norwood Memorial Airport (KOWD) 46 km · Fitchburg Municipal Airport (KFIT) 54 km · Laurence G Hanscom Field (KBED) 56 km
Conditions reported at K1B6 describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at East Douglas specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for East Douglas.
East Douglas unfolds as a landscape of subtle, rolling hills, where the earth seems to breathe in long, slow exhalations. It lies 11.1 miles west-south-west of Milford, MA (from Milford, MA: bearing 245°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south of Grafton. The Quinnebaug River, a silver thread, winds its way through the terrain, reflecting the broad New England sky that often washes over this corner of Worcester County with a luminous, almost pearlescent light, especially as dusk begins to settle. Here, the houses, many of them sturdy, clapboard affairs, are often set back from the road, their lawns a patchwork of emerald green and the muted tones of late-season wildflowers. The air, particularly after a rain, carries the clean scent of damp soil and pine needles, a grounding aroma that speaks of the surrounding woodlands and the quiet persistence of nature. The history of East Douglas is deeply intertwined with the industry that once pulsed through its veins, particularly the textile mills that harnessed the power of the Quinnebaug. Though many of those grand brick structures now stand as silent monuments to a bygone era, their presence still informs the character of the place, a reminder of the hard work and ingenuity that shaped its foundations. Today, while agriculture still plays a part, with fields of corn and hay stretching across the gentler slopes, the local economy has diversified, leaning more towards smaller businesses and service industries. There's a palpable sense of continuity here, a quiet pride in the enduring spirit of East Douglas, where the echoes of its industrial past mingle with the peaceful rhythm of everyday life.
Live animated radar for East 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 | East Douglas, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42.072319°N, 71.713402°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 |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for East 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 East Douglas includes coordinates 42.072319°N, 71.713402°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.