New Braintree, Massachusetts Weather
New Braintree, 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 New Braintree, Worcester County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near New Braintree. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for New Braintree is published on the Tanner Hiller Airport (K8B5) page, 4 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 New Braintree 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 New Braintree: Southbridge Municipal Airport (K3B0) 25 km · Gardner Municipal Airport (KGDM) 28 km · Orange Municipal Airport (KORE) 31 km · Westover Metropolitan Airport / Westover Air Reserve Base (KCEF) 36 km · Turners Falls Airport (K0B5) 45 km
Conditions reported at K8B5 describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at New Braintree specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for New Braintree.
About New Braintree, Massachusetts
New Braintree rests amidst the rolling hills of central Massachusetts, a place where open fields surrender to stands of mature oak and pine, their branches reaching towards a sky often painted with the soft grays and muted golds of New England weather. It lies 17.0 miles west-north-west of Worcester, MA (from Worcester, MA: bearing 283°T), and is situated 8.5 miles north-west of Spencer. The terrain here is a gentle give and take of rises and hollows, where stone walls, softened by moss and the slow crawl of lichen, mark the boundaries of farms that have seen generations pass. In the quiet of late afternoon, the air carries the clean scent of damp earth and the distant murmur of wind rustling through corn stalks, a palpable stillness that seems to settle over the land and its inhabitants. The character of New Braintree is one of unassuming resilience, a quiet strength drawn from the very texture of its soil and the enduring rhythm of its seasons. The history of New Braintree is deeply entwined with the agricultural heritage of this region, a legacy evident in the scattered farmsteads and the enduring presence of open land. Early settlers found a landscape that demanded hard work and ingenuity, and the economy of New Braintree has long been shaped by the cycles of planting and harvest, with dairy and mixed farming holding sway for much of its past. While the larger industries have shifted elsewhere, a spirit of self-sufficiency and an appreciation for the land persist. The occasional weathered barn, its timbers groaning with age, stands as a silent testament to the enduring connection between the people and the earth they cultivate, a quiet reminder of the generations who have shaped this particular corner of Worcester County.
Live animated radar for New Braintree 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 | New Braintree, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42.316758°N, 72.125911°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 01531 |
| 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 New Braintree, Massachusetts Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New Braintree, 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 New Braintree includes coordinates 42.316758°N, 72.125911°W, situated in Worcester County. ZIP code 01531. 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.
