Madaket, Massachusetts Weather
Madaket, 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 Madaket, Nantucket County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Madaket. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Madaket is published on the Nantucket Memorial Airport (KACK) page, 12 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 Madaket 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 Madaket: Martha's Vineyard Airport (KMVY) 37 km · Cape Cod Gateway Airport (KHYA) 45 km · Chatham Municipal Airport (KCQX) 49 km · Cape Cod Coast Guard Air Station (KFMH) 51 km
Conditions reported at KACK describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Madaket specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Madaket.
About Madaket, Massachusetts
Madaket unfolds at the western edge of Nantucket Island, a place where the land seems to sigh and stretch into the Atlantic. It lies 28.9 miles south-east of Falmouth, MA (from Falmouth, MA: bearing 132°T), and is situated 5.2 miles west of Nantucket. Here, rolling dunes, softened by sea grass, cup shallow ponds reflecting the vast, often dramatic sky. The air, perpetually tasting of salt and a wild, untamed bloom, carries the cries of gulls and the low murmur of the surf. The terrain itself feels sculpted by an insistent wind, a constant sculptor shaping the landscape into a series of gentle swells and hollows, punctuated by the stoic resilience of beach roses and the occasional weathered cedar. This is a place where the horizon feels close, intimate, and the boundaries between land and sea blur with a soft, almost tender grace. The history of Madaket is tied to the sea, its early days echoing with the sounds of whaling ships and the hardy folk who worked the waters. Though its prominence as a fishing village has waned, the echoes remain in the weathered shingles and the quiet persistence of its residents. The Madaket Land Bank now protects much of this precious coastline, a testament to a community’s understanding of its own fragile beauty. The local economy, once driven by the bounty of the ocean, now finds its pulse in the seasonal ebb and flow of summer visitors, drawn to the island's unique charm. Yet, even amidst the transient crowds, Madaket retains a distinct character, a quietude that speaks of endurance and a deep, unhurried connection to the natural world.
Live animated radar for Madaket 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 | Madaket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 41.272902°N, 70.198073°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 02554 |
| 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 Madaket, Massachusetts Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Madaket, 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 Madaket includes coordinates 41.272902°N, 70.198073°W, situated in Nantucket County. ZIP code 02554. 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.
