Rutland, Massachusetts Weather
Rutland, 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 Rutland, Worcester County.
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About Rutland, Massachusetts
Rutland rises gently from the rolling Worcester County landscape, its character shaped by a quiet persistence. It lies 10.5 miles north-west of Worcester, MA (from Worcester, MA: bearing 315°T), and is situated 4.5 miles west-north-west of Holden. The land here is a study in subtle contours, where broad fields give way to stands of mixed hardwoods, their leaves catching the soft, diffused light that often bathes the region. A sense of enduring presence emanates from the weathered clapboard houses and the sturdy stone walls that trace ancient property lines, remnants of a time when clearing the land was a year-round endeavor. The air, particularly in the early morning or late afternoon, carries a clean, crisp scent, a mixture of pine needles and damp earth, hinting at the nearby woodlands and the small streams that thread their way through the terrain. This high ground, once traversed by Native peoples and later by colonial settlers, has a history deeply rooted in agriculture and quarrying. For generations, the rich soil supported farms, and the granite beneath the surface provided building material for the burgeoning towns and cities of Massachusetts. The local economy, while diversified today, still bears the imprint of these foundational industries, with remnants of old stone walls and the occasional overgrown cellar hole serving as silent witnesses to past endeavors. Rutland’s pace is unhurried, a rhythm dictated by the changing seasons and the quietude of its surroundings, a place where the past is not so much a distant memory as a tangible presence in the very texture of the land.
Live animated radar for Rutland and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42.369536°N, 71.94813°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 01543 |
| 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 Rutland, Massachusetts Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rutland, 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 Rutland includes coordinates 42.369536°N, 71.948130°W, situated in Worcester County. ZIP code 01543. 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.
