Hopewell, New Jersey Weather
Hopewell, 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 Hopewell, Sussex County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Hopewell. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Hopewell is published on the Sussex Airport (KFWN) page, 18 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 Hopewell 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 Hopewell: Essex County Airport (KCDW) 30 km · Morristown Municipal Airport (KMMU) 30 km · Randall Airport (K06N) 45 km · Teterboro Airport (KTEB) 47 km · Somerset Airport (KSMQ) 48 km
Conditions reported at KFWN describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hopewell specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hopewell.
About Hopewell, New Jersey
Hopewell rests in a gentle hollow, where rolling hills of Sussex County begin their more serious ascent towards the Kittatinny Ridge. It lies 11.1 miles west-south-west of West Milford, NJ (from West Milford, NJ: bearing 239°T), and is situated 4.8 miles east-north-east of Sparta. The air here often carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening apples from the surrounding orchards, a fragrance that mingles with the richer, earthier aroma of damp soil after a summer shower. Fields of corn, their stalks a vibrant green in the season’s fullness, stretch out like an emerald carpet, interrupted by the darker, more somber hues of dense woodlands that climb the slopes. The roads, often lined with sturdy oaks and maples that blaze with fiery color in autumn, wind their way through this landscape, their asphalt surfaces worn smooth by generations of passage. Sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, casts long, languid shadows that stretch and deepen, imbuing the quiet lanes and scattered farmhouses with a profound sense of peace. The history of Hopewell is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of this fertile valley, a tradition stretching back to its early days as a farming settlement. For centuries, the land has yielded its produce, from the grains that fed early settlers to the fruits and vegetables that continue to sustain its local economy today. While industry has ebbed and flowed, the enduring spirit of the place remains tied to the land and the quiet diligence of its people. The distinctive character of Hopewell is not found in grand monuments, but in the understated resilience of its farms, the weathered barns standing sentinel against the sky, and the familiar faces that greet you at the general store, a place that still serves as a vital hub for conversation and connection.
Live animated radar for Hopewell 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 | Hopewell, Sussex County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 41.049264°N, 74.549603°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 07871, 08525 |
| Area Code | 732, 848, 609, 640 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hopewell, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hopewell, 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 Hopewell includes coordinates 41.049264°N, 74.549603°W, situated in Sussex County. ZIP code 07871, 08525. Telephone area code: 732, 848, 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. 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.
