Cranbury, New Jersey Weather
Cranbury, 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 Cranbury, Middlesex County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Cranbury. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Cranbury is published on the Old Bridge Airport (K3N6) page, 14 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 Cranbury 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 Cranbury: Trenton Mercer Airport (KTTN) 26 km · Mc Guire Air Force Base (KWRI) 34 km · Lakehurst Maxfield Field Airport (KNEL) 34 km · Monmouth Executive Airport (KBLM) 36 km · Somerset Airport (KSMQ) 37 km
Conditions reported at K3N6 describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cranbury specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cranbury.
About Cranbury, New Jersey
Cranbury unfolds across a landscape of gentle, rolling terrain, where the air often carries the sweet, earthy scent of cultivated fields. It lies 3.3 miles north-north-east of East Windsor, NJ (from East Windsor, NJ: bearing 23°T), and is situated 9.3 miles south-south-west of East Brunswick. The land here is a mosaic of verdant farms, their orderly rows of crops a calming sight under the wide, ever-changing New Jersey sky. Mature trees, their branches reaching like supplicating arms, line the quiet roads, offering dappled shade in the summer and a fiery spectacle in the autumn. The houses, many with wide porches and histories etched into their very timbers, speak of a settled, enduring presence, a quiet dignity that seems to absorb the passing seasons. The heart of Cranbury beats with a history that stretches back to its colonial beginnings, a legacy evident in its preserved architecture and the enduring spirit of its residents. Once a crossroads of commerce, its local economy has long been tied to the fertile soil, a tradition that continues with thriving agricultural operations and a burgeoning appreciation for farm-to-table freshness. While industry has ebbed and flowed, the town has maintained a distinct character, a place where the pace of life allows for genuine connection, and where the enduring appeal of a close-knit community remains its most distinctive feature.
Live animated radar for Cranbury 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 | Cranbury, Middlesex County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40.31622°N, 74.513764°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 08512 |
| Area Code | 609, 640 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cranbury, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cranbury, 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 Cranbury includes coordinates 40.316220°N, 74.513764°W, situated in Middlesex County. ZIP code 08512. 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.
