Russell, Massachusetts Weather
Russell, 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 Russell, Hampden County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Russell. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Russell is published on the Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport (KBAF) page, 12 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. 3 airfields within reach of Russell 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 Russell: Westover Metropolitan Airport / Westover Air Reserve Base (KCEF) 27 km · Turners Falls Airport (K0B5) 52 km
Conditions reported at KBAF describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Russell specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Russell.
About Russell, Massachusetts
Russell, a place where the land itself seems to exhale a quiet contentment, unfolds across rolling hills and deep valleys. It lies 7.2 miles north-west of Westfield, MA (from Westfield, MA: bearing 309°T), and is situated 7.2 miles west-south-west of Southampton. The Westfield River, a silver thread, carves its way through this landscape, its banks often softened by stands of birch and pine that catch the afternoon sun in a thousand shimmering facets. Here, the air carries a faint, clean scent of damp earth and woodsmoke, a perfume that clings to the season, deepening with the approach of autumn when the maples ignite in fiery hues. The terrain, a testament to glacial sculpting, presents a mosaic of wooded slopes, open meadows, and the gentle murmur of unseen streams feeding the larger river. The history of Russell is intertwined with the mills that once harnessed the river's power, their brick skeletons now softened by moss and the persistent embrace of nature. Originally part of Huntington, Russell was incorporated in 1822, its early economy driven by lumber and paper production, the echoes of which still linger in the weathered barns and the occasional abandoned millrace. Today, while some agricultural roots remain, the character of Russell is largely defined by its quiet residential nature, a haven for those seeking respite from busier locales, its residents drawn to the enduring beauty of the natural world that surrounds them, a beauty that seems to hold a deep, abiding peace.
Live animated radar for Russell 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 | Russell, Hampden County, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42.189813°N, 72.859264°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 01071 |
| 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 Russell, Massachusetts Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Russell, 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 Russell includes coordinates 42.189813°N, 72.859264°W, situated in Hampden County. ZIP code 01071. 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.
