Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts Weather
Vineyard Haven, 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 Vineyard Haven, Dukes County.
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About Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts
Vineyard Haven, a bustling hub on Martha's Vineyard, breathes the salty tang of the Atlantic, its shores a mosaic of weathered shingles and the dark, rich green of sea-worn pines. It lies 6.7 miles south of Falmouth, MA (from Falmouth, MA: bearing 175°T), and is situated 4.9 miles north-east of Dukes. The landscape here is a gentle swell of hills, softened by a perpetual sea mist that lends an ethereal quality to the light, especially as the sun dips below the horizon, painting the sky in bruised purples and smoldering oranges. Cobblestone paths, smoothed by generations of footfalls and the ceaseless churn of tides, wind past clapboard houses with their salt-bleached shutters, leading to a harbor alive with the rhythmic creak of sailboats and the distant cries of gulls. The air itself carries a certain weight, a blend of brine, pine resin, and the faint, sweet perfume of hydrangeas in bloom, a fragrance that clings to the very fabric of Vineyard Haven. This harbor town, long the island's primary port of entry, has always been a nexus of commerce and connection, its history deeply intertwined with the maritime trade and the whaling industry that once sustained its prosperity. The sturdy buildings lining Main Street, many dating back to the 19th century, stand as silent witnesses to a past where schooners laden with goods and whale oil once dominated the waterfront. Today, the economy of Vineyard Haven thrives on a different kind of trade – the steady flow of summer visitors, drawn to its independent shops, art galleries, and the vibrant, almost theatrical, energy of its summer season. The ferry terminal, a constant thrum of arrivals and departures, underscores its enduring role as the island's gateway, a place where the mainland's pulse briefly intersects with the more measured beat of island life, a rhythm punctuated by the chime of the clock tower and the murmur of conversations carried on the sea breeze.
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| Location | Vineyard Haven, Dukes County, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 41.454279°N, 70.60364°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 02568 |
| 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 Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Vineyard Haven, 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 Vineyard Haven includes coordinates 41.454279°N, 70.603640°W, situated in Dukes County. ZIP code 02568. 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.
