West Dennis, Massachusetts Weather
West Dennis, 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 West Dennis, Barnstable County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near West Dennis. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for West Dennis is published on the Cape Cod Gateway Airport (KHYA) page, 9 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. 6 airfields within reach of West Dennis 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 West Dennis: Chatham Municipal Airport (KCQX) 16 km · Cape Cod Coast Guard Air Station (KFMH) 29 km · Provincetown Municipal Airport (KPVC) 46 km · Nantucket Memorial Airport (KACK) 47 km · Martha's Vineyard Airport (KMVY) 48 km
Conditions reported at KHYA describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at West Dennis specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for West Dennis.
About West Dennis, Massachusetts
West Dennis, a stretch of Cape Cod land where the salt-laced air carries the scent of pine and the distant cry of gulls, unfolds with a gentle, almost languid grace. It lies 7.0 miles east-south-east of Barnstable, MA (from Barnstable, MA: bearing 111°T), and is situated 4.0 miles south-east of Yarmouth. The terrain here is a subtle interplay of sandy knolls, softened by hardy scrub pines and the occasional stately oak, sloping down towards the shimmering expanse of the Nantucket Sound. The light, especially in the late afternoon, possesses a remarkable softness, a diffused golden glow that seems to cling to the weathered clapboard homes and the weathered pilings of forgotten docks. Even the wind, when it blows in from the sea, feels less like a force and more like a persistent whisper, shaping the dunes and rustling through the tall grasses that fringe the inlets. The history of West Dennis is inextricably linked to the sea and the hardy souls who drew their living from its depths. Once a bustling hub for whaling and fishing, its economy has since shifted, though the echoes of that maritime past still resonate in the quiet harbors and the names of streets. The Bass River, a significant waterway that carves through the landscape, was once a vital artery for commerce and still offers a tranquil setting for recreational boating, its waters reflecting the changing moods of the sky. While grand estates now punctuate the shoreline, a sense of enduring connection to the natural world persists, a quiet understanding that the land and its waters have always dictated the rhythm of life in West Dennis.
Live animated radar for West Dennis 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 | West Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 41.664556°N, 70.172797°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 02670 |
| 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 West Dennis, Massachusetts Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Dennis, 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 West Dennis includes coordinates 41.664556°N, 70.172797°W, situated in Barnstable County. ZIP code 02670. 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.
