Brainards, New Jersey Weather
Brainards, New Jersey — 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 Brainards, Warren County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Brainards. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Brainards is published on the Alexandria Field Airport (KN85) page, 24 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 Brainards 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 Brainards: Lehigh Valley International Airport (KABE) 27 km · Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport (KXLL) 35 km · Quakertown Airport (KUKT) 42 km · Pennridge Airport (KCKZ) 44 km · Doylestown Airport (KDYL) 49 km
Conditions reported at KN85 describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Brainards specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Brainards.
About Brainards, New Jersey
Brainards rests in a gentle fold of northwestern New Jersey's rolling hills, a place where the land breathes with the quiet dignity of established farms and woodlands. It lies 6.5 miles north-north-east of Easton, PA (from Easton, PA: bearing 24°T), and is situated 5.6 miles north of Phillipsburg. The terrain here is a soft geometry of rounded slopes and shallow valleys, often carpeted in the deep greens of summer or the russet hues of autumn, with the occasional stark silhouette of a bare-branched oak against a winter sky. The air, especially after a rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and pine needles, a constant reminder of the natural world that presses in on the edges of settlement. Small streams, their beds smoothed by ages of flowing water, meander through pastures and woods, glinting like silver threads under the sun. The history of Brainards is subtly etched into its landscape, a narrative of agricultural endeavor and modest industry. For generations, the rich soil has supported the cultivation of crops, a legacy visible in the well-tended fields that still define much of the local character. The nearby waterways, once vital for powering mills, now offer a peaceful continuity, a whisper of earlier times when the land yielded its bounty through a more direct, physical connection. While larger industries have largely passed through, the spirit of self-reliance and a grounded way of life persists in Brainards, a testament to the enduring appeal of its peaceful, verdant setting.
Live animated radar for Brainards 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 | Brainards, Warren County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40.773709°N, 75.169621°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 08865 |
| Area Code | 908 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Brainards, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Brainards, New Jersey, 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 Brainards includes coordinates 40.773709°N, 75.169621°W, situated in Warren County. ZIP code 08865. Telephone area code: 908. 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.
