Lake Mohawk, New Jersey Weather
Lake Mohawk, 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 for Lake Mohawk, Sussex County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Lake Mohawk. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Lake Mohawk is published on the Sussex Airport (KFWN) page, 20 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 Lake Mohawk 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 Lake Mohawk: Morristown Municipal Airport (KMMU) 32 km · Essex County Airport (KCDW) 36 km · Somerset Airport (KSMQ) 44 km · Randall Airport (K06N) 51 km · Rocky Hill Ultralightport (K48P) 54 km
Conditions reported at KFWN describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lake Mohawk specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Lake Mohawk, New Jersey
Lake Mohawk shimmers under a sky that often leans towards the cerulean, its surface a placid mirror reflecting the surrounding hills. It lies 11.5 miles north-north-west of Randolph, NJ (from Randolph, NJ: bearing 341°T), and is situated 1.5 miles south-west of Sparta. The terrain here is a gentle rise and fall, a landscape shaped by glacial history, where dense woodlands of oak and pine give way to manicured lawns and the distinctive, Dutch Colonial architecture of the lakefront homes. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, sweet scent of sun-warmed pine needles and damp earth, a fragrance that seems to cling to the very stones of the pathways and the weathered wood of the docks. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, paints shifting mosaics of gold on the forest floor, a fleeting beauty that marks the slow passage of hours. This planned community, born from the vision of its founders in the early 20th century, has cultivated a unique character, a blend of leisure and quiet industry. The lake itself, a man-made marvel, is the undeniable heart of Lake Mohawk, its waters a playground for swimmers, boaters, and fishermen, its shores lined with beaches that hum with the murmur of summer days. The local economy, once more deeply tied to the agricultural rhythms of Sussex County, now finds its pulse in the services that support this vibrant residential and recreational enclave. Distinctive stone bridges arch gracefully over inlets, their sturdy forms hinting at an enduring craftsmanship that speaks of a time when permanence was a paramount concern.
Live animated radar for Lake Mohawk 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 | Lake Mohawk, Sussex County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 41.018431°N, 74.660162°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 07871 |
| Area Code | 732, 848 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lake Mohawk, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lake Mohawk, 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 Lake Mohawk includes coordinates 41.018431°N, 74.660162°W, situated in Sussex County. ZIP code 07871. Telephone area code: 732, 848. 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.
