Galloway, New Jersey Weather
Galloway, 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 Galloway, Atlantic County.
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About Galloway, New Jersey
Galloway unfolds across a landscape shaped by the slow embrace of the Atlantic coastal plain, where pine forests whisper secrets to marsh grasses and the air carries a perpetual tang of salt. It lies 8.6 miles north-east of Egg Harbor, NJ (from Egg Harbor, NJ: bearing 39°T), and is situated 8.9 miles north-north-west of Atlantic City. Here, the terrain is a gentle yielding, a low-lying expanse where sandy soils support scrub oaks and dense stands of pine, their needles creating a soft, rustling carpet underfoot. Creeks and tidal inlets snake through the wetlands, their dark waters reflecting the vast, often cloud-streaked sky, a sky that can shift from brilliant sapphire to bruised indigo within the span of an afternoon. The light here has a particular quality, especially as day begins to fade, bathing the pines in a warm, almost buttery glow, a fleeting moment of stillness before the evening chorus of insects and distant boat horns begins. The history of Galloway is deeply entwined with its waterways and the resources they provided, from the early livelihoods of oystering and fishing that sustained its first settlers, to the development of cranberry bogs that still dot the landscape, their crimson fruits a vibrant contrast to the surrounding greens and browns. This has been a place where practical ingenuity has always found purchase, a spirit evident in the enduring presence of small businesses that serve the local population and cater to the seasonal influx of visitors drawn to the nearby shore. While the grander pronouncements of history might often pass it by, Galloway carries its own quiet narrative, a story told in the weathered clapboard of older homes, the steady hum of traffic on its main arteries, and the enduring connection its residents feel to the unique character of this coastal New Jersey locale.
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| Location | Galloway, Atlantic County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 39.490511°N, 74.45822°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 08205 |
| Area Code | 609, 640 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Galloway, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Galloway, 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 Galloway includes coordinates 39.490511°N, 74.458220°W, situated in Atlantic County. ZIP code 08205. Telephone area code: 609, 640. 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.
