Little Ferry, New Jersey Weather
Little Ferry, 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 Ferry, Bergen County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Little Ferry. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Little Ferry is published on the Teterboro Airport (KTEB) page, 2 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 Ferry 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 Ferry: Essex County Airport (KCDW) 20 km · Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) 21 km · Linden Airport (KLDJ) 31 km · Morristown Municipal Airport (KMMU) 32 km · Somerset Airport (KSMQ) 59 km
Conditions reported at KTEB describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Little Ferry specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Little Ferry, New Jersey
Little Ferry rests in a low-lying embrace of Bergen County, its character shaped by the meandering Hackensack River and the ever-present hum of nearby arteries of transit. It lies 2.3 miles south of Hackensack, NJ (from Hackensack, NJ: bearing 178°T), and is situated 9.8 miles north of New York. The land here is flat, a broad canvas painted with the muted greens of marsh grasses and the grayer tones of industrial lots, punctuated by the occasional splash of urban dwelling. Waterways, often fringed with reeds and the skeletal remains of industrial pilings, weave through its geography, reflecting the sky in a way that can make even the most mundane vista feel momentarily profound, especially as the late afternoon sun bleeds across the horizon, casting long, attenuated shadows that stretch like weary arms. The air often carries the faint, metallic tang of industry, a scent that mingles with the damp earth and the distant rumble of traffic, creating a unique olfactory signature for Little Ferry. The history of Little Ferry is deeply entwined with its watery surroundings, once serving as a vital ferry crossing point that gave the borough its enduring name. This strategic position fostered early settlement and later, a robust industrial spirit. For decades, the local economy pulsed with the rhythm of manufacturing and shipping, remnants of which still dot the landscape in the form of aging warehouses and disused dockyards, silent monuments to a bygone era. While large-scale industry has receded, a resilient entrepreneurial spirit persists, seen in the diverse array of small businesses and auto repair shops that now line its main thoroughfares. The borough’s proximity to major metropolitan centers has also made it a practical, if not overtly picturesque, residential choice, attracting a working-class population that has forged its own distinct cultural identity, a blend of practicality and quiet perseverance.
Live animated radar for Little Ferry 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 Ferry, Bergen County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40.852878°N, 74.042085°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 07643 |
| Area Code | 201, 551 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Little Ferry, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Little Ferry, 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 Ferry includes coordinates 40.852878°N, 74.042085°W, situated in Bergen County. ZIP code 07643. Telephone area code: 201, 551. 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.
