Elk, New Jersey Weather
Elk, 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 Elk, Gloucester County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Elk.
About Elk, New Jersey
Elk, a quiet corner of Gloucester County, unfolds with a gentle grace, its landscape a soft embrace of rolling farmland and mature woodlands. It lies 5.7 miles west-south-west of Gloucester, NJ (from Gloucester, NJ: bearing 249°T), and is situated 5.3 miles west-south-west of Glassboro. The air here often carries the scent of damp earth and ripening corn, especially as the sun begins its slow descent, casting a warm, honeyed light over the fields. Drainage ditches, edged with tall grasses that sway in the breeze, crisscross the terrain, remnants of a long-ago decision to coax productivity from the soil. The quietude is palpable, broken only by the distant hum of a tractor or the sudden, startled flight of a hawk from a hedgerow. This is a place where the echoes of a farming heritage still resonate, where the land has been shaped by generations of hands that understood its rhythms. The local economy, once heavily reliant on agriculture, now sees a broader blend, with small businesses and commuters contributing to its steady pulse. Though not a hub of grand monuments, Elk possesses a subtle character, a quiet resilience born from its agricultural roots and the enduring connection its residents feel to the land. The occasional weathered barn, its timbers bleached by countless seasons, stands as a silent witness to the enduring spirit of Elk.
Live animated radar for Elk and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Elk, Gloucester County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 39.680233°N, 75.207091°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 08062 |
| Area Code | 856, 609 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Elk, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elk, 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 Elk includes coordinates 39.680233°N, 75.207091°W, situated in Gloucester County. ZIP code 08062. 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.
