Reading, Massachusetts Weather
Reading, 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 for Reading, Middlesex County.
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About Reading, Massachusetts
Reading unfolds across a landscape of gentle swells and hollows, a tapestry of mature woodlands interspersed with open fields that hint at long-ago cultivation. It lies 1.8 miles north-west of Wakefield, MA (from Wakefield, MA: bearing 319°T), and is situated 8.5 miles west-north-west of Lynn. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the cool, earthy scent of pine needles and damp soil, a subtle perfume that clings to the deciduous trees lining its streets. Stone walls, weathered to shades of moss and lichen, weave through the terrain, remnants of a farming past that still define the contours of the land, while the presence of brooks and ponds, glinting like scattered coins, adds a quiet, shimmering punctuation to the verdant expanse. The history of Reading is deeply rooted in the agricultural and industrial spirit of early New England, a legacy evident in the enduring architecture of its older homes and the occasional whisper of a water-powered mill along its streams. For generations, the local economy was shaped by the bounty of the land and the ingenuity of its people, with industries that once thrived now giving way to a more diversified present, yet the echoes of that industrious past remain. The town holds a quiet pride in its heritage, a character that manifests not in ostentatious monuments, but in the well-maintained parks and the familiar cadence of daily life, where the past and present seem to coexist with a comfortable, unassuming grace.
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| Location | Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42.52565°N, 71.095331°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 01867 |
| 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 Reading, Massachusetts Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Reading, 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 Reading includes coordinates 42.525650°N, 71.095331°W, situated in Middlesex County. ZIP code 01867. 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.
