Ludlow, Massachusetts Weather
Ludlow, Massachusetts — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Ludlow, Hampden County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Ludlow. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Ludlow is published on the Westover Metropolitan Airport / Westover Air Reserve Base (KCEF) page, 6 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 Ludlow 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 Ludlow: Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport (KBAF) 20 km · Tanner Hiller Airport (K8B5) 36 km · Southbridge Municipal Airport (K3B0) 37 km · Turners Falls Airport (K0B5) 48 km · Orange Municipal Airport (KORE) 48 km
Conditions reported at KCEF describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ludlow specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Ludlow, Massachusetts
Ludlow lies in a fold of Hampden County, where the land begins to heave toward the higher ground of the Pioneer Valley. It lies 6.8 miles east of Chicopee, MA (from Chicopee, MA: bearing 83°T), and is situated 7.1 miles north-east of Springfield. Rolling hills, softened by a generous cloak of deciduous trees, cradle the town, their slopes frequently yielding to the gentle sweep of open fields. The air here, especially in the late afternoons of summer, carries a humid sweetness, a blend of sun-baked earth and the distant scent of pine, a tangible presence that seems to settle on the skin. Creeks, shallow and quick, thread through the landscape, their stony beds glinting under the shifting light, a constant, quiet murmur against the more robust sounds of daily life. The history of Ludlow is deeply entwined with the steady flow of industry, once powered by the very water that now whispers through its ravines. For generations, mills lined its waterways, their brick facades a testament to a time when textiles and manufacturing were the lifeblood of the community. While the grand industrial era has receded, a resilient spirit persists, evident in the careful preservation of its older neighborhoods and the adaptive reuse of some of its historic structures. Today, Ludlow maintains a character that balances its working-class roots with a quiet charm, a place where the echoes of its past mingle with the present rhythm of families and commerce.
Live animated radar for Ludlow 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 | Ludlow, Hampden County, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42.160094°N, 72.475919°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 01603, 01056 |
| 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 Ludlow, Massachusetts Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ludlow, 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 Ludlow includes coordinates 42.160094°N, 72.475919°W, situated in Hampden County. ZIP code 01603, 01056. 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.
