Marion Center, 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 Marion Center, Plymouth County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Marion Center. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Marion Center is published on the New Bedford Regional Airport (KEWB) page, 16 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 Marion Center 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 Marion Center: Cape Cod Coast Guard Air Station (KFMH) 21 km · Plymouth Municipal Airport (KPYM) 23 km · Taunton Municipal King Field (KTAN) 28 km · Martha's Vineyard Airport (KMVY) 37 km · Cape Cod Gateway Airport (KHYA) 40 km
Conditions reported at KEWB describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Marion Center specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Marion Center.
Marion Center rests on the cusp of Buzzards Bay, a place where the salty tang of the Atlantic air mingles with the scent of pine needles carried on the breeze. It lies 10.0 miles east-north-east of New Bedford, MA (from New Bedford, MA: bearing 62°T), and is situated 4.6 miles south-south-west of Wareham. The landscape here is a gentle, rolling terrain, marked by the sinuous curves of coves and inlets that bite into the coastline. Old stone walls, moss-covered and softened by time, still delineate fields that once fed generations, now often surrendered to a quiet, persistent growth of scrub oak and wild rose. The light here, especially as it begins to bleed into evening, possesses a peculiar, pearlescent quality, softening the edges of the world and lending a hushed reverence to the quiet streets. The history of Marion Center is deeply entwined with the sea, its origins as a shipbuilding and whaling port still palpable in the weathered clapboard houses and the sturdy, salt-bleached piers that jut into the harbor. The economy, once robust with the bounty of the ocean, has since shifted, now finding its footing in a blend of tourism and a quiet, discerning residential appeal. The town retains a certain dignity, a legacy of its maritime past, evident in the well-preserved architecture and the proud, if understated, demeanor of its inhabitants. It is a place where the past is not so much a relic as a living presence, a quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday life.
Live animated radar for Marion Center 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 | Marion Center, Plymouth County, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 41.7042°N, 70.7629°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 02738 |
| 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 |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Marion Center, 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 Marion Center includes coordinates 41.704200°N, 70.762900°W, situated in Plymouth County. ZIP code 02738. 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.