Cranbury, New Jersey — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Cranbury, Middlesex County.
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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.
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| 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 | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
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, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.