Marion Center, Massachusetts — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Marion Center, Plymouth County.
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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.
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| 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 | July 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, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.