Newbury, Massachusetts Weather
Newbury, 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 Newbury, Essex County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Newbury.
About Newbury, Massachusetts
Newbury, Massachusetts, unfolds with a quiet dignity along the winding banks of the Parker River, its landscape a gentle yielding of salt marsh and woodland to the insistent embrace of the Atlantic. It lies 2.2 miles north-north-west of North Shore, MA (from North Shore, MA: bearing 344°T), and is situated 3.3 miles south of Newburyport. The air here, even on a still day, carries a whisper of brine, a constant reminder of the ocean’s nearby presence, and the sun, when it breaks through the coastal haze, paints the weathered shingles of its homes in hues of honey and pearl. Fields, often edged with stone walls that seem to have grown from the very earth, stretch towards the horizon, punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of ancient oaks and maples, their branches reaching like weathered hands towards the vast, ever-changing sky. The occasional cry of a gull or the distant thrum of a boat engine are the dominant sounds, weaving a subtle soundtrack to the unhurried rhythm of life in this coastal haven. The history of Newbury is as deeply rooted as its oldest elms, a story beginning with its colonial founding in the 17th century, a time when shipbuilding and fishing were the lifeblood of its burgeoning economy. The Parker River, once a highway for tall ships laden with timber and trade goods, now murmurs with the passage of smaller vessels, a gentle echo of its more boisterous past. Though the grand wharves have long since crumbled, the spirit of enterprise persists, evident in the local businesses that dot its charming downtown and the enduring connection to the sea that still shapes the character of Newbury. The town’s historic district, with its well-preserved colonial and Federalist architecture, stands as a quiet testament to generations who have called this place home, their lives intertwined with the ebb and flow of the tides and the enduring bounty of the land and sea.
Live animated radar for Newbury and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42.76495°N, 70.871453°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 01951 |
| 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 |
About This Newbury, Massachusetts Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Newbury, 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 Newbury includes coordinates 42.764950°N, 70.871453°W, situated in Essex County. ZIP code 01951. 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.
