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, Morris County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Franklin. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Franklin is published on the Morristown Municipal Airport (KMMU) 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 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: Essex County Airport (KCDW) 19 km · Somerset Airport (KSMQ) 31 km · Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) 35 km · Linden Airport (KLDJ) 36 km · Teterboro Airport (KTEB) 38 km
Conditions reported at KMMU describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 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 place where the subtle green of the hills meets the weathered gray of old stone, unfolds its character under a sky that often shifts from a pale, washed-out blue to a deep, bruised twilight. It lies 4.2 miles east-north-east of Randolph, NJ (from Randolph, NJ: bearing 77°T), and is situated 1.9 miles south of Rockaway. The terrain here, gently rising and falling, cradles a landscape dotted with mature trees whose leaves whisper secrets to the breeze, creating a dappled, shifting light that plays across the roads and fields. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a clean, cool scent, hinting at the dew-kissed earth and the distant embrace of broader woodlands. Even the architecture, a mix of sturdy colonial forms and more utilitarian structures, seems to possess a grounded, enduring quality, as if built to weather the seasons with quiet resilience. The story of Franklin is deeply intertwined with the minerals that lie beneath its soil, a legacy that shaped its early economy and continues to lend a distinctive character to the place. For generations, the extraction of zinc and iron ore was the lifeblood of Franklin, a demanding industry that drew people and commerce, leaving behind traces of its industrial past in the very bones of the community. While the mines themselves are no longer active, their influence lingers, a silent reminder of the hard work and ingenuity that built this corner of Morris County. Today, Franklin balances this historical weight with a more contemporary pace, its local businesses serving as friendly hubs, and its residents often found enjoying the quietude of its parks or the familiar comfort of neighborhood streets, a testament to a continuing, unpretentious existence.
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, Morris County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40.874266°N, 74.511545°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 40.874266°N, 74.511545°W, situated in Morris 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.
