Deptford, New Jersey Weather
Deptford, 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 for Deptford, Gloucester County.
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About Deptford, New Jersey
Deptford unfolds as a landscape where the gentle slopes of the coastal plain meet the subtle embrace of the Delaware River's influence. It lies 6.1 miles north-west of Washington Gloucester County, NJ (from Washington Gloucester County, NJ: bearing 320°T), and is situated 9.0 miles south-south-east of Philadelphia. Here, the air often carries the sweet, damp scent of earth after a summer shower, a promise of the verdant fields and sprawling suburban neighborhoods that characterize this corner of Gloucester County. The terrain, a soft undulation of low hills, gives way to flatter expanses where wide, mature trees line residential streets, their branches forming leafy canopies that filter the afternoon sun into shifting patterns on the asphalt. Even in the more developed areas, a sense of accessible nature persists, with patches of woodland and the glint of distant water reminding one of the region's enduring connection to the natural world. The history of Deptford is a narrative woven with threads of early colonial settlement and a continuous adaptation to its waterways and fertile lands. Originally established as a township, its economy has evolved from agrarian roots, with farms once dominating the horizon, to a more diversified present that includes retail centers and residential development, yet still echoes its agricultural past in the names of streets and the occasional preserved farmstead. The proximity to the Delaware River has always been a defining feature, shaping its early commerce and providing a backdrop for the lives lived here, a constant presence that whispers of journeys taken and goods transported. This enduring connection to the river and the surrounding fertile soil imbues Deptford with a character that feels both grounded in its past and open to the ongoing currents of modern life.
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| Location | Deptford, Gloucester County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 39.8268°N, 75.1218°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 08096 |
| Area Code | 856, 609 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Deptford, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Deptford, 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 Deptford includes coordinates 39.826800°N, 75.121800°W, situated in Gloucester County. ZIP code 08096. 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. 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.
