Gardner, Massachusetts Weather
Gardner, 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 Gardner, Worcester County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Gardner. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Gardner is published on the Fitchburg Municipal Airport (KFIT) 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. 5 airfields within reach of Gardner 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 Gardner: Worcester Regional Airport (KORH) 36 km · Minute Man Air Field (K6B6) 41 km · Nashua Airport / Boire Field (KASH) 46 km · Laurence G Hanscom Field (KBED) 59 km
Conditions reported at KFIT describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Gardner specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Gardner.
About Gardner, Massachusetts
Gardner rests in a kettlehole landscape, a testament to the slow, inexorable sculpting of ancient glaciers. It lies 10.0 miles west of Fitchburg, MA (from Fitchburg, MA: bearing 267°T), and is situated 8.0 miles south-south-east of Winchendon. Rolling hills, softened by the passage of centuries, cradle the town, their slopes often cloaked in the dense green of mixed hardwoods and pines. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon as the sun begins its descent, carries a crisp, earthy scent, a blend of damp soil, pine needles, and the distant, faint perfume of blooming meadowsweet. Ponds and smaller lakes, remnants of glacial meltwater, punctuate the terrain, their surfaces reflecting the shifting moods of the sky, from the pale, watery blue of a clear morning to the bruised purples and oranges of twilight. The land itself feels solid, unpretentious, a place where the natural world has always held its own quiet authority. Originally settled by farmers drawn to the fertile soil and abundant timber, Gardner’s character has been shaped by a history of industriousness. The nineteenth century saw the rise of a vibrant furniture manufacturing industry, a legacy that still echoes in the architecture of some of its older buildings and the pride of its residents in craftsmanship. While the factories have largely quieted, the spirit of making and doing persists. Today, Gardner’s economy is more diverse, but the echoes of its past remain, a subtle hum beneath the surface of everyday life. The local commitment to community is palpable, a shared understanding forged in the straightforward rhythms of a town that has seen generations come and go, leaving their indelible mark.
Live animated radar for Gardner 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 | Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42.575088°N, 71.998133°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 01440 |
| 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 Gardner, Massachusetts Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gardner, 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 Gardner includes coordinates 42.575088°N, 71.998133°W, situated in Worcester County. ZIP code 01440. 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.
