Harvard, Massachusetts Weather
Harvard, 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 Harvard, Worcester County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Harvard. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Harvard is published on the Minute Man Air Field (K6B6) page, 7 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 Harvard 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 Harvard: Fitchburg Municipal Airport (KFIT) 16 km · Laurence G Hanscom Field (KBED) 24 km · Nashua Airport / Boire Field (KASH) 32 km · Worcester Regional Airport (KORH) 35 km · Hopedale Industrial Park Airport (K1B6) 44 km
Conditions reported at K6B6 describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Harvard specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Harvard.
About Harvard, Massachusetts
Harvard rests in a landscape where rolling hills, softened by ages of cultivation and forest, gently cradle the earth. It lies 9.2 miles east of Leominster, MA (from Leominster, MA: bearing 101°T), and is situated 7.7 miles west of Acton. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a crisp, clean scent, a mix of pine needles and the faint, sweet perfume of late-blooming wildflowers, a subtle olfactory signature of the region. Broad swathes of forest, predominantly oak and maple, give way to open fields that hint at past agricultural endeavors, their edges softened by the encroaching wild. The terrain, a series of subtle rises and dips, creates a sense of gentle, unhurried movement across the land, as if the very ground breathes a quiet sigh with each passing season. The story of Harvard is one of quiet persistence, rooted in the agrarian past of Massachusetts. While not a hub of heavy industry, its economy has long been tied to the land, supporting a tradition of farming that continues to this day, albeit on a smaller, more specialized scale. The town itself feels like a collection of interconnected villages, each with its own character, bound together by the shared history and the enduring spirit of its inhabitants. A notable landmark, the Fruitlands Museum, stands as a testament to the utopian ideals and literary currents that once flowed through this fertile ground, offering a glimpse into a past that was as much about intellectual pursuit as it was about tilling the soil. The quiet hum of daily life in Harvard is punctuated by the rustle of leaves and the distant call of a bird, a rhythm that speaks of a deep connection to the natural world.
Live animated radar for Harvard 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 | Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42.500092°N, 71.582844°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 01451 |
| 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 Harvard, Massachusetts Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Harvard, 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 Harvard includes coordinates 42.500092°N, 71.582844°W, situated in Worcester County. ZIP code 01451. 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.
