Hawley, Massachusetts Weather
Hawley, 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 Hawley, Franklin County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Hawley. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Hawley is published on the Turners Falls Airport (K0B5) page, 29 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. 4 airfields within reach of Hawley 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 Hawley: Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport (KBAF) 47 km · Orange Municipal Airport (KORE) 48 km · Westover Metropolitan Airport / Westover Air Reserve Base (KCEF) 50 km
Conditions reported at K0B5 describe the airfield itself. Weather 29 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hawley specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hawley.
About Hawley, Massachusetts
Hawley rises from the rolling hills of western Massachusetts, a place where the verdant sweep of farmland meets the deeper green of wooded slopes. It lies 16.4 miles east-north-east of Berkshire, MA (from Berkshire, MA: bearing 77°T), and is situated 9.8 miles west of Shelburne. The landscape here is a study in gentle ascents and subtle valleys, a terrain shaped by ancient glaciers and watercourses that still murmur their secrets through the stone-strewn fields. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a clean, crisp scent, tinged with pine and the distant earthy aroma of tilled soil, and the light often falls with a soft, diffused quality, as if filtered through the leaves of the ubiquitous maples and oaks. These are hills that encourage contemplation, their contours inviting the eye to follow the lines of stone walls that trace the boundaries of long-held farms, a quiet testament to human endeavor against the persistent wildness. The history of Hawley is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring patterns of its settlement and the quiet resilience of its economy. Originally a farming community, its agricultural roots remain visible in the scattered homesteads and the persistent practice of raising livestock and crops suited to this upland climate. While the broader region has seen shifts in industry, Hawley has retained a distinct character, a place where a strong sense of self-reliance and a connection to the land still hold sway. The town’s identity is woven into its modest but well-maintained public spaces, the general store that serves as a de facto gathering point, and the enduring presence of its historical society, a quiet guardian of the stories that have shaped this particular corner of Franklin County.
Live animated radar for Hawley 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 | Hawley, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42.564529°N, 72.877873°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 01339 |
| 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 Hawley, Massachusetts Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hawley, 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 Hawley includes coordinates 42.564529°N, 72.877873°W, situated in Franklin County. ZIP code 01339. 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.
