Franklin Borough, New Jersey Weather
Franklin Borough, 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 Franklin Borough, Sussex County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Franklin Borough. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Franklin Borough is published on the Sussex Airport (KFWN) page, 9 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 Franklin Borough 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 Franklin Borough: Essex County Airport (KCDW) 37 km · Randall Airport (K06N) 38 km · Morristown Municipal Airport (KMMU) 39 km · Orange County Airport (KMGJ) 50 km · Teterboro Airport (KTEB) 53 km
Conditions reported at KFWN describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Franklin Borough specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Franklin Borough, New Jersey
Franklin Borough unfolds across a landscape where the rolling hills of northwestern New Jersey begin to assert themselves, a place of scrubby woodlands and open fields that catch the slant of the sun with a particular, unvarnished clarity. It lies 10.9 miles west of West Milford, NJ (from West Milford, NJ: bearing 268°T), and is situated 7.1 miles south-west of Vernon. The Musconetcong River, a broad, slow-moving artery, defines the southern edge, its banks a shifting mosaic of reeds and weathered stone, reflecting a sky that often seems to hold a deeper, more thoughtful blue than elsewhere. Small streams, born from the higher ground, meander through the terrain, their waters cool and clear, feeding the earth with a quiet persistence. The air here, especially in the early morning, carries the scent of damp soil and pine, a clean, bracing aroma that promises a day of steady, unhurried unfolding. This land holds the echoes of a different kind of industry, one rooted in the rich mineral deposits that once fueled its growth. For generations, Franklin Borough was synonymous with mining, extracting zinc, iron, and other valuable ores from the earth, a legacy still visible in the contours of the land and the sturdy, practical architecture of its older buildings. The mineral museum stands as a quiet testament to this industrious past, drawing visitors eager to understand the unique geological story of this place. While the mines are silent now, the spirit of enterprise remains, manifesting in small businesses and a community that values a straightforward approach to life, a steady hand at the helm. The rhythm here is not dictated by grand pronouncements but by the predictable turning of seasons and the quiet hum of everyday lives lived with a grounded sense of purpose.
Live animated radar for Franklin Borough 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 | Franklin Borough, Sussex County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 41.1243°N, 74.5768°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 07416 |
| Area Code | 973, 862 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Franklin Borough, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Franklin Borough, 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 Franklin Borough includes coordinates 41.124300°N, 74.576800°W, situated in Sussex County. ZIP code 07416. Telephone area code: 973, 862. 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.
