Fords, New Jersey Weather
Fords, 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 Fords, Middlesex County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Fords. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Fords 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 Fords 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 Fords: 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 Fords specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Fords, New Jersey
Fords, a place in Middlesex County, unfurls itself with a quiet resilience, a landscape where the remnants of marshy ground meet the steady pulse of suburban development. It lies 2.6 miles south-west of Woodbridge, NJ (from Woodbridge, NJ: bearing 220°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south of Union County. Here, the air, especially after a spring rain, carries the faint, sweet scent of damp earth and the distant hum of traffic on the Turnpike, a constant reminder of the world that flows by. The terrain, generally flat and low-lying, allows for expansive views of the sky, often painted with dramatic clouds that gather before a summer storm. Pockets of mature trees, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers, punctuate the residential streets, offering shade and a sense of enduring nature amidst the pavement. The Raritan River, not far off, lends a certain humidity to the atmosphere, a subtle dampness that clings to everything, softening the edges of the day. The history of Fords is a story told in layers, from its agricultural roots to its more recent industrial past. Once, this was land worked by farmers, their fields stretching across the gentle slopes, a simpler rhythm dictated by the seasons. Then came the factories, their smokestacks a stark counterpoint to the open sky, bringing a different kind of labor and life to the area. While many of those industrial giants have since fallen silent, their legacy lingers in the names of streets and the sturdy, practical character of its residents. Today, Fords thrives on a blend of commerce, with local businesses serving the surrounding neighborhoods, and its proximity to larger economic centers, a characteristic of many central New Jersey communities. The quiet hum of everyday life here is punctuated by the occasional chirp of birds in the backyard or the distant siren, a soundscape that speaks of a place still finding its footing between its past and its present.
Live animated radar for Fords 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 | Fords, Middlesex County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40.529272°N, 74.315981°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 08863 |
| Area Code | 908 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fords, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fords, 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 Fords includes coordinates 40.529272°N, 74.315981°W, situated in Middlesex County. ZIP code 08863. 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.
