Ford, New Jersey Weather
Ford, 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 for Ford, Middlesex County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Ford. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Ford is published on the Linden Airport (KLDJ) page, 12 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 Ford 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 Ford: Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) 22 km · Old Bridge Airport (K3N6) 22 km · Morristown Municipal Airport (KMMU) 31 km · Somerset Airport (KSMQ) 32 km · Essex County Airport (KCDW) 39 km
Conditions reported at KLDJ describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Ford, New Jersey
Ford exists as a quiet imprint upon the Middlesex County landscape, a place where the land itself seems to hold its breath. It lies 2.7 miles south-west of Woodbridge, NJ (from Woodbridge, NJ: bearing 223°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south of Union County. Rolling terrain, softened by the steady hand of agriculture, gives way to patches of woodland, their branches reaching skyward as if in silent supplication. The air, carrying the faint, sweet scent of cultivated fields, often hangs heavy and still, especially in the languid afternoons of summer, a palpable stillness that seems to permeate the very ground. Here, the roads meander with an easy grace, following the contours of the land rather than imposing their will upon it, and the light at the end of the day often possesses a luminous, honeyed quality, bathing the scattered homes and barns in a warm, fading glow. The history of Ford is subtly etched into its fields and the modest structures that dot its horizon. Once a vital artery for the movement of goods and people, the area's connection to larger thoroughfares has shaped its development, fostering a spirit of self-reliance and a quiet industry. The fertile soil, a legacy of generations of farming, continues to be a cornerstone of the local economy, though the whispers of past endeavors – perhaps a small mill or a forgotten trading post – linger in the collective memory. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring simplicity of Ford speaks volumes, a testament to the persistent character of a locality that has always found its strength in the earth and the steady rhythm of its days.
Live animated radar for Ford 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 | Ford, Middlesex County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40.5293°N, 74.3193°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 08837 |
| Area Code | 908 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ford, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ford, 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 Ford includes coordinates 40.529300°N, 74.319300°W, situated in Middlesex County. ZIP code 08837. Telephone area code: 908. 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.
