Nantucket Island, Massachusetts Weather
Nantucket Island, 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 Nantucket Island, Nantucket County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Nantucket Island. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Nantucket Island is published on the Nantucket Memorial Airport (KACK) page, 5 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 Nantucket Island 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 Nantucket Island: Martha's Vineyard Airport (KMVY) 45 km · Cape Cod Gateway Airport (KHYA) 46 km · Chatham Municipal Airport (KCQX) 46 km · Cape Cod Coast Guard Air Station (KFMH) 54 km
Conditions reported at KACK describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Nantucket Island specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Nantucket Island.
About Nantucket Island, Massachusetts
Nantucket Island rises from the Atlantic, a long, low sweep of sand and heath, its contours softened by relentless winds and the ceaseless ebb and flow of the ocean. It lies 30.6 miles south-south-east of Barnstable, MA (from Barnstable, MA: bearing 160°T). Rolling dunes, tufted with sea grass that whispers secrets to the passing gales, define much of its western edge, giving way to sparser vegetation further east where the land flattens towards the coast. The air here carries a briny tang, a constant reminder of the vast watery expanse that encircles this place, and the light, especially in the late afternoon, possesses a pearlescent quality, bathing the weathered cedar shingles and the hardy wildflowers in a mellow glow. The soundscape is a symphony of surf and seabirds, punctuated by the distant drone of a foghorn on days when the mist rolls in, a thick, white blanket muffling the world. This island, once a powerhouse of whaling, now thrives on a different kind of bounty, its economy intricately tied to tourism and the preservation of its singular heritage. The grand houses of merchants and captains still stand, silent witnesses to a maritime past that once saw Nantucket ships sailing to every corner of the globe, their fortunes built on the blubber and oil of leviathans. Today, the wharves bustle with pleasure craft, and the cobblestone streets of the main town echo with the footsteps of visitors drawn to the island's unspoiled beauty and its lingering sense of history. The island's commitment to conservation is palpable, with large tracts of land protected as natural areas, ensuring that the wild, windswept character of Nantucket Island endures for generations to come.
Live animated radar for Nantucket Island 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 | Nantucket Island, Nantucket County, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 41.2835°N, 70.0995°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 Nantucket Island, Massachusetts Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Nantucket Island, 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 Nantucket Island includes coordinates 41.283500°N, 70.099500°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.
