Columbus, New Jersey Weather
Columbus, 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 Columbus, Burlington County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Columbus. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Columbus is published on the Mc Guire Air Force Base (KWRI) 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 Columbus 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 Columbus: Trenton Mercer Airport (KTTN) 24 km · Lakehurst Maxfield Field Airport (KNEL) 32 km · Old Bridge Airport (K3N6) 43 km · Lakewood Airport (KN12) 46 km · Monmouth Executive Airport (KBLM) 52 km
Conditions reported at KWRI describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Columbus specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Columbus.
About Columbus, New Jersey
Columbus rests on land that remembers the whisper of ancient forests, its terrain a gentle swell and dip of the coastal plain, still bearing the marks of glacial retreat. It lies 7.2 miles north-north-west of Pemberton, NJ (from Pemberton, NJ: bearing 344°T), and is situated 7.6 miles east of Burlington. Fields of corn and soy, emerald in the summer sun and a stoic gold in autumn, stretch towards horizons punctuated by stands of oak and maple, their leaves a vibrant testament to the changing seasons. The air here, especially in the early morning, carries a clean, earthy scent, mingled with the distant murmur of traffic from the major arteries that skirt its edges, a constant reminder of its connection to the wider world. The light, at dusk, often softens to a hazy amber, bathing the scattered farmhouses and the quiet main street in a nostalgic glow. This corner of Burlington County, Columbus, carries a history intertwined with agriculture and a resilient spirit. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile soil and the promise of a new life, cleared the land, establishing a legacy of farming that continues to define much of its character. The local economy, while diversified by proximity to larger urban centers, still finds its heart in the bounty of the surrounding fields and the small businesses that serve the community. You can still find remnants of its past in the weathered barns and the modest, enduring architecture of its older structures, a quiet echo of generations who worked this land.
Live animated radar for Columbus 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 | Columbus, Burlington County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40.072611°N, 74.720716°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 08022 |
| Area Code | 856, 609 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Columbus, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Columbus, 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 Columbus includes coordinates 40.072611°N, 74.720716°W, situated in Burlington County. ZIP code 08022. Telephone area code: 856, 609. 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.
