East Harwich, Massachusetts Weather
East Harwich, 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 Harwich, Barnstable County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near East Harwich. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for East Harwich is published on the Chatham Municipal Airport (KCQX) page, 3 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 Harwich 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 Harwich: Cape Cod Gateway Airport (KHYA) 21 km · Cape Cod Coast Guard Air Station (KFMH) 41 km · Provincetown Municipal Airport (KPVC) 44 km · Nantucket Memorial Airport (KACK) 50 km · Martha's Vineyard Airport (KMVY) 60 km
Conditions reported at KCQX describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at East Harwich specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for East Harwich.
About East Harwich, Massachusetts
East Harwich unfolds as a quiet corner of Cape Cod, where the land gracefully yields to saltwater marshes and the air carries a perpetual whisper of the sea. It lies 9.8 miles south-east of Cape Cod, MA (from Cape Cod, MA: bearing 141°T), and is situated 8.9 miles east-south-east of Dennis. Pine-studded uplands, a muted green even in winter, give way to the shimmering, reedy expanse of the estuaries that lace the terrain, their muddy banks a shifting mosaic under the often-brisk Atlantic sky. Here, the roads wind through a landscape that feels both ancient and alive, where the scent of salt and pine needles mingles with the distant cries of gulls, and the sunlight, when it breaks through the clouds, paints the scrub oak and bayberry bushes in a soft, diffused glow. The very character of East Harwich is one of gentle transition, a place where the solid earth surrenders its dominion to the tide, creating a unique, watery fringe that defines its edge. This stretch of Barnstable County carries the echoes of a past deeply entwined with the sea and the earth. Historically, fishing and farming were the lifeblood of such settlements, and though the clamorous days of the whaling fleet have long since faded, a connection to the ocean persists, evident in the small marinas and the lingering salty tang of the breeze. The local economy, while diversified, still finds its roots in the natural bounty of the region, with a thriving tourism sector drawn to the nearby beaches and the serene beauty of the cape's natural spaces, alongside a resilient commercial fishing presence. The distinctive charm of East Harwich lies not in grand pronouncements, but in the quiet dignity of its coastal character, the enduring rhythm of its tides, and the subtle, enduring beauty of its salt-laced landscape.
Live animated radar for East Harwich 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 Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 41.700111°N, 70.027239°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 02645 |
| 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 East Harwich, Massachusetts Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for East Harwich, 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 Harwich includes coordinates 41.700111°N, 70.027239°W, situated in Barnstable County. ZIP code 02645. 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.
