Brookside, New Jersey Weather
Brookside, 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 Brookside, Morris County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Brookside. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Brookside is published on the Morristown Municipal Airport (KMMU) page, 13 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 Brookside 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 Brookside: Somerset Airport (KSMQ) 21 km · Essex County Airport (KCDW) 26 km · Linden Airport (KLDJ) 34 km · Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) 36 km · Sky Manor Airport (KN40) 43 km
Conditions reported at KMMU describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Brookside specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Brookside.
About Brookside, New Jersey
Brookside lies in a gentle dip of the land, where the Morristown and Western Railway once traced its path, now a ghost of a line swallowed by the green. It lies 4.7 miles south-south-east of Randolph, NJ (from Randolph, NJ: bearing 166°T), and is situated 9.5 miles east-south-east of Mount Olive. The terrain here is a thoughtful mix of rolling hills, softened by the passage of seasons, and the occasional sharp rise that catches the afternoon sun. Maple and oak trees, stout and steadfast, anchor the landscape, their leaves a rustling conversation with the breeze, and in the hollows, the air hangs cool and damp, carrying the scent of loam and decaying wood. The Ramapo River, a ribbon of muted silver, threads its way through the periphery, its currents carrying the quiet murmur of the land. The early settlers of Brookside were drawn by the fertile soil and the promise of sustenance, their endeavors shaping the quiet agricultural character that still echoes here. Though the days of large-scale farming have largely receded, the memory of it lingers in the wide fields and the sturdy, unpretentious farmhouses that dot the countryside. The local economy now hums with a different tune, a blend of small businesses serving the immediate needs of residents and a quiet influx of those seeking the tranquility Brookside offers. It’s a place where history isn't shouted from rooftops but whispered in the enduring stone walls and the well-worn paths that lead through the woods, a subtle testament to lives lived with purpose and a deep connection to the land.
Live animated radar for Brookside 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 | Brookside, Morris County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40.794267°N, 74.567935°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 07960, 07926 |
| Area Code | 908 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Brookside, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Brookside, 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 Brookside includes coordinates 40.794267°N, 74.567935°W, situated in Morris County. ZIP code 07960, 07926. 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.
