Salisbury, Massachusetts Weather
Salisbury, 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 Salisbury, Essex County.
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About Salisbury, Massachusetts
Salisbury unfolds along the northern edge of Essex County, a place where the salt-laced air meets the rich, dark earth. It lies 7.4 miles north of North Shore, MA (from North Shore, MA: bearing 360°T), and is situated 2.2 miles north-north-east of Newburyport. The landscape here is a study in subtle transitions, from the low, marshy plains that cradle the Merrimack River's estuary to the gently rising dunes that guard the Atlantic's edge. The sky, vast and often painted with the bruised hues of an approaching storm or the pearly luminescence of a clear dawn, feels like a constant companion. Wind, a persistent sculptor, shapes the sparse vegetation on the coast, bending sea grass in rhythmic waves and carrying the distant cries of gulls inland. The scent of brine and damp soil mingles with the sweet perfume of blooming beach roses in the summer months, a fragrance that clings to everything. The history of Salisbury is deeply entwined with the sea and the river that defines its western boundary. Once a vital hub for shipbuilding and fishing, its economy now draws sustenance from tourism and the hardy remnants of its agricultural past, particularly the cultivation of cranberries in the damp hollows and coastal bogs. The old salt marshes, once a source of valuable hay, now stand as protected wildlands, their quiet reclamation a testament to the land's enduring power. Along the shore, the weathered timbers of old wharves, though largely gone, whisper of a time when this was a bustling port. Salisbury’s character is one of resilience, a quiet persistence forged by generations who learned to live with the tides, the winds, and the fertile, yet often challenging, terrain.
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| Location | Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42.841758°N, 70.860608°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 01952 |
| 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 Salisbury, Massachusetts Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Salisbury, 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 Salisbury includes coordinates 42.841758°N, 70.860608°W, situated in Essex County. ZIP code 01952. 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.
