Franklin Borough, New Jersey — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Franklin Borough, Sussex County.
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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.
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| 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 | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
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, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.