Franklin, New Jersey Weather
Franklin, 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 Franklin, Essex County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Franklin. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Franklin is published on the Essex County Airport (KCDW) page, 3 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 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: Morristown Municipal Airport (KMMU) 12 km · Teterboro Airport (KTEB) 20 km · Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) 21 km · Linden Airport (KLDJ) 26 km · Somerset Airport (KSMQ) 40 km
Conditions reported at KCDW describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Franklin specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Franklin.
About Franklin, New Jersey
Franklin, a community in Essex County, unfolds across a landscape shaped by the gentle embrace of rolling hills and the patient carving of its waterways. It lies 4.0 miles north-north-east of Livingston, NJ (from Livingston, NJ: bearing 15°T), and is situated 4.2 miles north-north-west of Essex. Here, the air often carries a crispness, a subtle reminder of its proximity to more expansive natural areas, yet it is undeniably a place of human habitation, where the verdant slopes are dotted with residences and the quiet hum of daily life. The terrain, a pleasing mosaic of rises and dips, offers glimpses of distant horizons, while closer at hand, the intricate network of streets and pathways speaks of deliberate human design. The light here, especially in the late afternoon, has a particular quality, an almost honeyed glow that softens the edges of buildings and lends a warm, inviting character to the very streets themselves. The history of Franklin is intricately linked to the industrial currents that once flowed through this region, a legacy that, while not always overtly visible, underpins the character of the locality. Its economic foundations were once rooted in the manufacture and trade of goods, a testament to the ingenuity and hard work of its early settlers, who harnessed the local resources and the determined spirit of enterprise. Though the nature of its economy has evolved, a certain industriousness persists, now manifesting in a diverse array of businesses and services that cater to the needs of its residents and beyond. Franklin's distinctiveness lies not in grand pronouncements, but in the quiet accumulation of lived experience, the steady pulse of a place that has grown and adapted, yet retained a core of its original identity, a place where the past whispers in the present.
Live animated radar for Franklin 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, Essex County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40.851488°N, 74.294593°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 07834, 07416 |
| Area Code | 732, 848, 973, 862 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Franklin, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Franklin, 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 includes coordinates 40.851488°N, 74.294593°W, situated in Essex County. ZIP code 07834, 07416. Telephone area code: 732, 848, 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.
