Elwood, New Jersey Weather
Elwood, 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 Elwood, Atlantic County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Elwood. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Elwood is published on the Hammonton Municipal Airport (KN81) page, 11 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 Elwood 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 Elwood: Atlantic City International Airport (KACY) 18 km · Pine Valley Airport (K19N) 30 km · Ocean City Municipal Airport (K26N) 36 km · Eagles Nest Airport (K31E) 36 km · Woodbine Municipal Airport (KOBI) 40 km
Conditions reported at KN81 describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Elwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Elwood.
About Elwood, New Jersey
Elwood unfolds across a landscape shaped by the slow, deliberate work of water and wind, where the dense, pine-scented scrub oak of the Pinelands presses against the encroaching fields. It lies 9.6 miles south-east of Winslow, NJ (from Winslow, NJ: bearing 126°T), and is situated 3.4 miles north-north-west of Atlantic. The terrain here is low and sandy, a gentle slope towards the coastal plain, and the air often carries the briny tang of the distant Atlantic, mingling with the resinous perfume of the pines. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in sharp, almost geometric shafts onto the needle-strewn ground, and the silence is profound, broken only by the rustle of unseen creatures or the distant cry of a hawk. This quietude lends Elwood a peculiar stillness, a sense that time moves at a different cadence, measured by the slow growth of trees and the ebb and flow of the tides that are felt even miles inland. The history of Elwood is inextricably tied to the sandy soils and the natural resources they yield, with a past economy built on the harvesting of timber and the cultivation of cranberries, their tartness a signature flavour of the region. Evidence of this legacy can be glimpsed in the weathered barns and the remnants of old bog roads that crisscross the pine barrens, hinting at the persistent human effort to coax sustenance from this challenging terrain. While much of the surrounding area has transitioned towards other forms of commerce, the deep roots of agriculture remain, and the distinctive character of Elwood is marked by this enduring connection to the land. The subtle shimmer of heat rising from the sand in summer, and the crisp, bracing air of autumn, speak of a place that has always lived in close communion with the natural world, its identity shaped by the very ground beneath its feet.
Live animated radar for Elwood 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 | Elwood, Atlantic County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 39.576506°N, 74.716828°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 08215, 08217 |
| Area Code | 609, 640 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Elwood, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elwood, 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 Elwood includes coordinates 39.576506°N, 74.716828°W, situated in Atlantic County. ZIP code 08215, 08217. 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.
