Maplewood, New Jersey Weather
Maplewood, 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 Maplewood, Essex County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Maplewood. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Maplewood is published on the Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) page, 10 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 Maplewood 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 Maplewood: Linden Airport (KLDJ) 13 km · Morristown Municipal Airport (KMMU) 14 km · Essex County Airport (KCDW) 16 km · Teterboro Airport (KTEB) 22 km · Somerset Airport (KSMQ) 35 km
Conditions reported at KEWR describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Maplewood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Maplewood, New Jersey
Maplewood, a place of verdant slopes and shadowed glens, unfolds with a gentle, almost apologetic grace across the rolling terrain of Essex County. It lies 2.0 miles west of Irvington, NJ (from Irvington, NJ: bearing 268°T), and is situated 4.4 miles south of Essex. Its landscape is a study in soft transitions, where mature oaks and maples, their leaves catching the sun in a thousand shifting hues, create a dappled canopy over winding streets. The air here, especially after a rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of damp soil and decaying leaves, a perfume that speaks of deep roots and enduring growth. Even in the heart of its bustling commercial districts, a sense of quiet contemplation pervades, as if the very land encourages a pause, a moment to absorb the subtle beauty of a well-tended garden or the fleeting blush of dawn across a distant ridge. This is a community that remembers its agricultural past, though the fields that once sustained it have long since given way to charming homes and vibrant neighborhoods. The economic life of Maplewood, once tied to the earth, now thrives on a more diverse foundation, a testament to its adaptability and the ingenuity of its residents. Its history is woven into the very character of its streets, where the echoes of turn-of-the-century architecture stand alongside more modern designs, each contributing to the unique narrative of Maplewood. The presence of notable cultural institutions and a deep commitment to the arts infuse the locality with a distinctive intellectual and creative energy, a quiet hum that resonates beneath the surface of everyday life.
Live animated radar for Maplewood 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 | Maplewood, Essex County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40.731212°N, 74.273481°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 07040 |
| Area Code | 201, 551 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Maplewood, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Maplewood, 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 Maplewood includes coordinates 40.731212°N, 74.273481°W, situated in Essex County. ZIP code 07040. 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.
