New Brunswick, New Jersey Weather
New Brunswick, 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 New Brunswick, Middlesex County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near New Brunswick. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for New Brunswick is published on the Old Bridge Airport (K3N6) 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 New Brunswick 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 New Brunswick: Linden Airport (KLDJ) 23 km · Somerset Airport (KSMQ) 24 km · Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) 33 km · Morristown Municipal Airport (KMMU) 35 km · Trenton Mercer Airport (KTTN) 38 km
Conditions reported at K3N6 describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at New Brunswick specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick, New Jersey, lies where the Raritan River begins to widen, a place where a certain industrial grit meets the softer hues of the surrounding landscape. It lies 1.6 miles north of North Brunswick, NJ (from North Brunswick, NJ: bearing 8°T), and is situated 3.1 miles south-west of Edison. Rolling hills, softened by decades of cultivation and interrupted by pockets of dense woodland, cradle the city. The air here, especially after a rain, carries the damp, earthy scent of fertile soil, mingling with the fainter, metallic tang of industry that still clings to some corners. Along the riverbanks, the land flattens into marshy expanses, reflecting the sky in a muted, grey-blue mirror, and the calls of unseen waterfowl can drift across the water in the early morning mist. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-cloudy skies, can cast a surprisingly warm glow on the brick facades and weathered signs of older neighborhoods. This area has long been a crossroads, its history etched by the flow of the Raritan and the ambitions of those who settled its fertile ground. For generations, its economy was anchored by manufacturing, the clatter of machinery a familiar sound that shaped the lives of its residents. While some of those grand industrial buildings now stand silent, their brickwork softening with age, the spirit of innovation and hard work persists. The presence of a major university injects a vibrant intellectual current, bringing with it a youthful energy that contrasts with the enduring memories of its industrial past. Local traditions, born from the diverse waves of immigration that have shaped New Brunswick, continue to find expression in community festivals and the rich tapestry of its culinary offerings, a testament to the enduring resilience of its people.
Live animated radar for New Brunswick 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 | New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40.486216°N, 74.451819°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 08901, 08903, 08906, 08933, 08989 |
| Area Code | 908 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This New Brunswick, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New Brunswick, 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 New Brunswick includes coordinates 40.486216°N, 74.451819°W, situated in Middlesex County. ZIP code 08901, 08903, 08906, 08933, 08989. Telephone area code: 908. 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.
