Carteret, New Jersey Weather
Carteret, 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 for Carteret, Middlesex County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Carteret. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Carteret is published on the Linden Airport (KLDJ) page, 5 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 Carteret 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 Carteret: Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) 13 km · Morristown Municipal Airport (KMMU) 29 km · Old Bridge Airport (K3N6) 29 km · Essex County Airport (KCDW) 33 km · Teterboro Airport (KTEB) 34 km
Conditions reported at KLDJ describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Carteret specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Carteret, New Jersey
Carteret lies at the edge of the Arthur Kill, a waterway that breathes a salty, industrial tang into the air. It lies 3.2 miles south-south-east of Linden, NJ (from Linden, NJ: bearing 164°T), and is situated 6.5 miles south-south-east of Union County. The land here is flat, a broad expanse of marshy ground and low-lying fields that stretch towards the distant gleam of the New York City skyline, a constant, subtle reminder of proximity. Along the shoreline, weathered piers jut out like arthritic fingers, and the occasional seagull wheels overhead, its cry a thin, reedy sound against the hum of traffic that flows ceaselessly along the nearby arteries of the Turnpike and Parkway. The light, particularly as dusk descends, can cast a peculiar, almost theatrical glow on the chain-link fences and the corrugated metal roofs of the warehouses, softening their starkness into something more akin to a stage set. The history of Carteret is inextricably tied to its strategic position on the water and its accessibility. Once a quiet farming community, its fortunes shifted dramatically with the rise of industry, particularly in the early 20th century, when it became a hub for chemical plants and manufacturing. This industrial heritage still shapes Carteret's character, evident in the sturdy, no-nonsense architecture and the enduring presence of transportation infrastructure. The local economy, while diversified, retains echoes of its manufacturing past, with logistics and warehousing playing significant roles, capitalizing on the town's connectivity. A distinctive feature is the proximity to tidal marshes, offering glimpses of resilient coastal ecosystems that persist amidst the urban sprawl, a testament to nature's quiet insistence.
Live animated radar for Carteret 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 | Carteret, Middlesex County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40.577327°N, 74.2282°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 07008 |
| Area Code | 201, 551 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Carteret, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Carteret, 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 Carteret includes coordinates 40.577327°N, 74.228200°W, situated in Middlesex County. ZIP code 07008. Telephone area code: 201, 551. 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.
