Townshend, Vermont Weather
Townshend, Vermont — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Townshend, Windham County.
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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.
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| 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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
