Great Barrington, Massachusetts Weather
Great Barrington, 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 Great Barrington, Berkshire County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Great Barrington. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Great Barrington is published on the Walter J. Koladza Airport (KGBR) page, 4 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 Great Barrington 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 Great Barrington: Pittsfield Municipal Airport (KPSF) 26 km · Columbia County Airport (K1B1) 31 km · Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport (KBAF) 53 km · Kingston-Ulster Airport (K20N) 55 km · Harriman and West Airport (KAQW) 58 km
Conditions reported at KGBR describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Great Barrington specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Great Barrington.
About Great Barrington, Massachusetts
Great Barrington rests in a valley cupped by the Berkshire Hills, a landscape defined by the slow, persistent work of glaciers and the winding ribbon of the Housatonic River. It lies 12.2 miles south-west of Berkshires, MA (from Berkshires, MA: bearing 229°T), and is situated 9.5 miles south-west of Lee. The air here, especially as the sun begins its descent, carries a cool, clean scent of pine and damp earth, a subtle reminder of the dense woodlands that climb the surrounding slopes. The very terrain seems to breathe, exhaling a quiet sense of permanence, with the river, a constant murmur, carving its deliberate path through fields and past weathered stone walls. The mountains, not jagged peaks but rounded shoulders of ancient rock, wear a mantle of green in summer, transforming into a fiery spectacle of ochre and crimson as autumn approaches, and finally, a hushed white stillness under winter's embrace. This valley has long been a place of commerce and confluence, its history shaped by the fertile land and the waterways that facilitated trade. Early industries, drawing on the abundant timber and water power, gave way to a more agrarian focus, and the echoes of that past can still be felt in the enduring agricultural traditions and the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of the older buildings. Today, Great Barrington thrives as a hub for arts and culture, drawing a creative spirit that infuses its vibrant downtown with independent shops, galleries, and performance spaces, a modern counterpoint to the enduring legacy of its agricultural roots. The rhythm of life here is one of measured progress, a blend of forward-looking enterprise and a deep respect for the quiet beauty of its natural setting.
Live animated radar for Great Barrington 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 | Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42.195922°N, 73.362056°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 01230 |
| 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 Great Barrington, Massachusetts Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Great Barrington, 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 Great Barrington includes coordinates 42.195922°N, 73.362056°W, situated in Berkshire County. ZIP code 01230. 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.
