Athol, MA Weather Forecast
Worcester County, Massachusetts
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Athol, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Athol, MA at a glance
Athol is home to about 11,937 people in Worcester County, across 32 square miles. It ranks 163rd by population of 283 places in Massachusetts with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Orange, 4 miles away.
- County
- Worcester County
- Population
- 11,937 2023 est.
- Land area
- 32 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 370
- Forecast point
- 42.5759°N, 72.2296°W
How well can the network see Athol?
The nearest Doppler radar is KBOX (Boston, MA), to the SE. Its lowest scan passes about 5,700 ft above Athol. The beam is above the lowest few thousand feet here, so a warning for Athol can come before anything looks dramatic on radar.
The closest weather station is KORE (Orange Muni). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Athol
- Orange, MA4 mi
- Templeton, MA8 mi
- Winchendon, MA11 mi
- Gardner, MA12 mi
- Barre, MA12 mi
- Hubbardston, MA13 mi
- Northfield, MA13 mi
- Montague, MA15 mi
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