Townshend, Vermont Weather
Townshend, Vermont — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Townshend, Windham County.
Full aviation weather for Townshend is published on the Hartness State Airport (KVSF) page, 35 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 Townshend 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 Townshend: Dillant Hopkins Airport (KEEN) 36 km · Claremont Municipal Airport (KCNH) 43 km · William H Morse State Airport (KDDH) 50 km · Turners Falls Airport (K0B5) 52 km · Parlin Field (K2B3) 54 km
Conditions reported at KVSF describe the airfield itself. Weather 35 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Townshend specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Townshend.
About Townshend, Vermont
Townshend sits in a valley where the West River cuts a quiet path, its banks often fringed with the deep green of pines and the paler shades of birch. It lies 45.5 miles north-east of Berkshire, MA (from Berkshire, MA: bearing 36°T), and is situated 8.9 miles north-west of Putney. The land here rises sharply into wooded hills, their slopes a patchwork of old stone walls and clearings that hint at past cultivation. In the summer months, the air carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, and the light, especially as dusk settles, can take on a soft, golden hue that seems to linger longer in the hollows. The village itself is a collection of sturdy, white-clapboard buildings clustered around a green, a place where the rhythm of life feels measured by the slow arc of the sun and the changing seasons. The history of Townshend is tied to the early settlers who cleared these hills for farming, their efforts marked by the enduring stone walls that still trace the old property lines. For a time, the West River powered mills, a small but vital part of the local economy, though the land's true wealth has always been in its timber and its capacity to sustain a quiet, independent life. Today, Townshend remains a place where agriculture, though changed, still holds sway, with small farms and producers contributing to the local character. The Townshend Country Store, a fixture for generations, serves as an informal hub, a place where news is exchanged and the pulse of the community can be felt, a testament to the enduring spirit of this Vermont valley.
Live animated radar for Townshend 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 | Townshend, Windham County, Vermont |
| Coordinates | 43.047301°N, 72.667593°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 05353 |
| Area Code | 802 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Townshend, Vermont Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Townshend, Vermont, 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 Townshend includes coordinates 43.047301°N, 72.667593°W, situated in Windham County. ZIP code 05353. Telephone area code: 802. 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.
