Cookstown, New Jersey Weather
Cookstown, 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 Cookstown, Burlington County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Cookstown. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Cookstown is published on the Mc Guire Air Force Base (KWRI) page, 4 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 Cookstown 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 Cookstown: Lakehurst Maxfield Field Airport (KNEL) 18 km · Lakewood Airport (KN12) 33 km · Trenton Mercer Airport (KTTN) 33 km · Old Bridge Airport (K3N6) 36 km · Monmouth Executive Airport (KBLM) 40 km
Conditions reported at KWRI describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cookstown specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cookstown.
About Cookstown, New Jersey
Cookstown sits at a gentle incline, where the land begins its slow surrender towards the Delaware River. It lies 8.3 miles north-east of Pemberton, NJ (from Pemberton, NJ: bearing 50°T), and is situated 5.4 miles north-north-east of Browns Mills. The soil here, a rich, dark loam, whispers of its agricultural past, evidenced by the occasional weathered barn and the broad, open fields that still dominate the horizon, often bordered by stands of mature oak and maple trees. In the late afternoon, the sun, slanting low, casts long, attenuated shadows that stretch across the undulating terrain, painting the landscape in hues of amber and deep rust. The air itself carries a certain stillness, a quiet hum of insect life and the rustle of wind through drying grasses, a palpable sense of the land breathing. The history of Cookstown is deeply intertwined with the agricultural and mercantile spirit of early New Jersey, a place that once thrived as a crossroads for farmers bringing their produce to market and travelers seeking a respite. Evidence of this past is visible in the preserved colonial architecture, where steeply pitched roofs and sturdy brickwork speak of an enduring craftsmanship. Though the dominant agricultural economy has shifted, a few family farms still work the land, their tractors a familiar sight against the backdrop of the changing seasons. The presence of the nearby Wharton State Forest also shapes the character of Cookstown, offering a wilder counterpoint to the cultivated fields and a reminder of the vast, untamed spaces that once defined this region.
Live animated radar for Cookstown 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 | Cookstown, Burlington County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40.049002°N, 74.562377°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 08511 |
| Area Code | 609, 640 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cookstown, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cookstown, 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 Cookstown includes coordinates 40.049002°N, 74.562377°W, situated in Burlington County. ZIP code 08511. Telephone area code: 609, 640. 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.
