Jaffrey, New Hampshire Weather
Jaffrey, New Hampshire — 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 Jaffrey, Cheshire County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Jaffrey. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Jaffrey is published on the Jaffrey Airfield Silver Ranch Airport (KAFN) page, 2 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 Jaffrey 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 Jaffrey: Dillant Hopkins Airport (KEEN) 22 km · Gardner Municipal Airport (KGDM) 29 km · Orange Municipal Airport (KORE) 35 km · Turners Falls Airport (K0B5) 48 km · Tanner Hiller Airport (K8B5) 52 km
Conditions reported at KAFN describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Jaffrey specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Jaffrey.
About Jaffrey, New Hampshire
Jaffrey rests at the foot of Mount Monadnock, a granite sentinel that commands the horizon, its slopes a verdant cloak of mixed hardwoods and pines. It lies 19.5 miles north-west of Fitchburg, MA (from Fitchburg, MA: bearing 325°T), and is situated 8.9 miles north of Winchendon. The land here is a study in subtle elevation changes, a rolling terrain that gives way to open fields and then plunges into the shadowed depths of wooded valleys. Small streams, clear and cool, thread their way through the landscape, their banks often lined with moss-covered stones and the delicate fronds of ferns. In the late afternoon, the light slants through the trees, painting long, ephemeral shadows that stretch and shift with the breeze, a quiet testament to the enduring natural beauty of Jaffrey. The history of Jaffrey is deeply intertwined with the land and the ambitious spirit of its early settlers, who cleared these hills for farming and sought sustenance from the abundant forests. For generations, agriculture, particularly dairy farming and apple orchards, formed the backbone of the local economy, their quiet prosperity reflected in the sturdy farmhouses dotting the countryside. While the agricultural pulse has softened, a spirit of independent enterprise persists, with small businesses and artisans contributing to the town's distinct character. Jaffrey is also a place touched by literary history, having been home to authors who found inspiration in its rural charm and the imposing presence of Monadnock, a mountain that has drawn pilgrims and artists for centuries, its enduring appeal a constant hum beneath the surface of everyday life.
Live animated radar for Jaffrey 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 | Jaffrey, Cheshire County, New Hampshire |
| Coordinates | 42.813973°N, 72.023136°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 03452 |
| Area Code | 603 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Jaffrey, New Hampshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jaffrey, New Hampshire, 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 Jaffrey includes coordinates 42.813973°N, 72.023136°W, situated in Cheshire County. ZIP code 03452. Telephone area code: 603. Timezone: Eastern Time.
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.
