Little Falls, New Jersey Weather
Little Falls, 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 Little Falls, Passaic County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Little Falls. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Little Falls is published on the Essex County Airport (KCDW) page, 6 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 Little Falls 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 Little Falls: Teterboro Airport (KTEB) 13 km · Morristown Municipal Airport (KMMU) 19 km · Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) 20 km · Linden Airport (KLDJ) 28 km · Somerset Airport (KSMQ) 47 km
Conditions reported at KCDW describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Little Falls specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Little Falls, New Jersey
Little Falls, a place where the Passaic River still whispers its ancient stories, unfolds across a landscape shaped by water and stone. It lies 2.4 miles west-north-west of Clifton, NJ (from Clifton, NJ: bearing 287°T), and is situated 5.9 miles north-north-east of Essex. The terrain here is a study in contrasts, with steeper slopes giving way to gentler benches, all under a sky that often hangs a soft, hazy blue, particularly in the late afternoon when the sun’s rays slant through the deciduous trees, casting long, shifting shadows. The river itself, a vital artery, snakes through the heart of Little Falls, its banks a mix of rugged natural beauty and the more ordered lines of human habitation. Here, the air carries the damp scent of river mud and the fainter, sweeter perfume of blooming shrubs in season, a testament to the constant dialogue between the wild and the cultivated. The very name of Little Falls speaks to its defining feature, a series of cascades that once powered the nascent industries of this region. From its early days as a hub for milling and manufacturing, Little Falls has seen its economic fortunes ebb and flow, mirroring the currents of the Passaic. Evidence of its industrial past remains, ghosting the edges of modern life, while its present economy draws strength from a blend of commerce and the quiet hum of residential neighborhoods. The town retains a certain grounded character, a legacy of generations who worked the land and the water, fostering a sense of continuity that is palpable in its well-worn streets and the enduring traditions that still find a place in the rhythm of daily life.
Live animated radar for Little Falls 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 | Little Falls, Passaic County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40.868988°N, 74.208201°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 07424 |
| Area Code | 973, 862 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Little Falls, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Little Falls, 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 Little Falls includes coordinates 40.868988°N, 74.208201°W, situated in Passaic County. ZIP code 07424. Telephone area code: 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.
