Pelham, Massachusetts Weather
Pelham, 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 Pelham, Hampshire County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pelham.
About Pelham, Massachusetts
Pelham rises from the rolling hills of Hampshire County, a place where the land itself seems to hold its breath, draped in the quiet grandeur of New England forests. It lies 6.2 miles east of Amherst, MA (from Amherst, MA: bearing 82°T), and is situated 8.0 miles north of Belchertown. The terrain here is a testament to the slow, persistent work of glaciers, leaving behind a landscape of steep ravines and rounded peaks, often cloaked in a mist that lends an ethereal quality to the mornings. Ancient oaks and maples form a verdant canopy, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers towards a sky that can shift from a brilliant, sharp blue to a bruised, dramatic grey with astonishing speed. The air, particularly after a rain, carries the clean, sharp scent of pine needles and damp earth, a fragrance that clings to everything, from the weathered clapboard of its homes to the very stones of its old walls. The history of Pelham is deeply etched into its very contours, a story of hardy settlers drawn to the promise of fertile land and the power of its streams. Once a thriving center for agriculture, its fields, though now largely reclaimed by forest, still bear the faint imprint of past cultivation, a ghostly echo of generations who coaxed sustenance from this soil. The whisper of forgotten industries, perhaps a gristmill or a small lumber operation, can still be felt in the quietude, a sense that the land has witnessed a long and varied life. Today, Pelham retains a character of independent spirit, a place where the pace of life encourages contemplation, and the changing seasons paint a new masterpiece across its hillsides with every passing month.
Live animated radar for Pelham and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42.393146°N, 72.403696°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 01002 |
| 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 Pelham, Massachusetts Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pelham, 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 Pelham includes coordinates 42.393146°N, 72.403696°W, situated in Hampshire County. ZIP code 01002. 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.
