New Providence, New Jersey Weather
New Providence, 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 Providence, Union County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near New Providence. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for New Providence is published on the Morristown Municipal Airport (KMMU) page, 11 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 Providence 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 Providence: Linden Airport (KLDJ) 16 km · Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) 20 km · Essex County Airport (KCDW) 22 km · Somerset Airport (KSMQ) 24 km · Teterboro Airport (KTEB) 33 km
Conditions reported at KMMU describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at New Providence specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About New Providence, New Jersey
New Providence rests in a gentle hollow, a place where the land breathes soft, rolling contours under a sky that often carries the pale, diffused light of the Atlantic's influence. It lies 3.9 miles north-west of Westfield, NJ (from Westfield, NJ: bearing 314°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south-west of Essex. The streets here are lined with mature trees, their leaves whispering secrets in the breeze, casting dappled shade over well-tended lawns and houses that speak of quiet domesticity. A subtle, almost earthy scent, a mixture of damp soil and distant woodsmoke, often hangs in the air, particularly after a rain, and the sounds are largely those of ordinary life: the distant hum of traffic, the laughter of children playing, the occasional chirp of a bird. The terrain, not dramatic but undeniably present, guides the eye with its subtle inclines, leading towards the more open spaces and the distant promise of the horizon. Historically, New Providence has been a place of careful cultivation and steady growth, its roots reaching back to agricultural beginnings that have since given way to a more diversified local economy driven by commerce and the needs of its burgeoning suburban population. The Salt Brook, a modest waterway, once powered mills and shaped the early livelihoods of its settlers, a quiet testament to the ingenuity of those who first called this place home. Today, the spirit of enterprise is evident in the bustling shops along Springfield Avenue, a vibrant artery that pulses with the daily rhythm of commerce, and in the well-regarded schools that draw families seeking a particular quality of life. While not a place of grand monuments, New Providence possesses a distinct character, a blend of historical resonance and contemporary practicality, where the past is a gentle undercurrent to the present's steady flow.
Live animated radar for New Providence 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 Providence, Union County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40.698435°N, 74.40154°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 07974 |
| Area Code | 908 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This New Providence, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New Providence, 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 Providence includes coordinates 40.698435°N, 74.401540°W, situated in Union County. ZIP code 07974. 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.
