Elk, New Jersey Weather
Elk, 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 Elk, Gloucester County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Elk. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Elk is published on the Cross Keys Airport (K17N) page, 15 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 Elk 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 Elk: Southern Cross Airport (KC01) 17 km · Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL) 22 km · Bucks Airport (K00N) 23 km · Wilmington Airport (KILG) 34 km · Millville Municipal Airport (KMIV) 37 km
Conditions reported at K17N describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Elk specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
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.
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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
