Franklin, New Jersey Weather
Franklin, 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, soil and crop conditions for Franklin, Hunterdon County.
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About Franklin, New Jersey
Franklin lies cradled in a valley where the land begins to roll, a gentle incline giving way to the more pronounced slopes that define the surrounding hills. It lies 4.1 miles north of Hunterdon, NJ (from Hunterdon, NJ: bearing 352°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south-south-east of Washington. The air here, especially as the sun dips low, carries a peculiar sweetness, a blend of damp earth and the faint, distant scent of woodsmoke that seems to cling to the quiet evenings. Sturdy oaks, their branches gnarled like ancient hands, stand sentinel along the fields, and in autumn, the foliage ignites in a slow, glorious burn of ochre and crimson. The Raritan River, a silver ribbon glimpsed through the trees, whispers its ceaseless journey, its banks often edged with the soft fuzz of ferns and the occasional flash of a kingfisher's electric blue. Franklin itself is a collection of lanes and dwellings, a place where the houses seem to settle comfortably into their plots, their porches often adorned with pots of hardy geraniums and the quiet hum of cicadas in the summer heat. The history of Franklin is etched not in grand pronouncements, but in the enduring presence of its past. Once a vital hub for the iron industry, the echoes of furnaces and the clang of hammers have long since faded, replaced by the steady hum of a more contemporary economy. Today, the landscape is dotted with farms that continue the agricultural legacy, their fields yielding crops that have sustained generations, and smaller businesses that cater to the needs of the surrounding populace. The town center, with its modest storefronts and the quiet dignity of its historic buildings, offers a glimpse into a bygone era, a time when this valley was a crucible of a different kind of industry. Visitors might still find remnants of the old ways, perhaps in the weathered barns that stand against the horizon or in the local traditions that persist, a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of Franklin.
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| Location | Franklin, Hunterdon County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40.625379°N, 74.925168°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 07834, 07416 |
| Area Code | 732, 848, 973, 862 |
| Page generated | July 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, 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 includes coordinates 40.625379°N, 74.925168°W, situated in Hunterdon 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. 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.
