North Plainfield, New Jersey Weather
North Plainfield, 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 North Plainfield, Somerset County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near North Plainfield. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for North Plainfield is published on the Linden Airport (KLDJ) page, 16 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 North Plainfield 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 North Plainfield: Morristown Municipal Airport (KMMU) 19 km · Somerset Airport (KSMQ) 20 km · Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) 23 km · Essex County Airport (KCDW) 30 km · Old Bridge Airport (K3N6) 34 km
Conditions reported at KLDJ describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at North Plainfield specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About North Plainfield, New Jersey
North Plainfield unfolds across a gently rolling terrain, where the land breathes a quiet exhale under a sky that can shift from the stern grey of a passing storm to the buttery gold of late afternoon. It lies 1.1 miles west-south-west of Plainfield, NJ (from Plainfield, NJ: bearing 257°T), and is situated 7.6 miles west-south-west of Union County. The residential streets, a mosaic of mature trees and varied architecture, hum with the everyday melodies of life – the distant whir of a lawnmower, the laughter of children spilling from a backyard, the soft thrum of cars navigating the avenues. Here, the landscape is not dramatic, but rather possesses a grounded charm, a character shaped by the subtle rise and fall of the earth, where the paved pathways seem to follow the land’s natural inclination, leading one through neighborhoods that feel both established and welcoming. The air itself carries a certain crispness, especially in the cooler months, a clean scent that hints at the proximity of verdant spaces and the broader agricultural heritage of the region. The story of North Plainfield is one of practical beginnings and evolving prosperity, its roots entwined with the agricultural bounty of Somerset County and later, the industrious spirit that swept through New Jersey. Originally part of a larger tract, its development accelerated with the arrival of the railroad, transforming it from a more dispersed settlement into a cohesive community that served as a hub for commerce and transit. The local economy, once reliant on farming and small manufacturing, has diversified, now embracing a blend of retail, service industries, and a growing presence of professional enterprises, reflecting the changing tides of the modern age. While no singular grand monument defines North Plainfield, its character is etched into the enduring brickwork of its older downtown buildings and the lively, diverse faces that pass through its bustling commercial corridors, each interaction a quiet testament to the enduring pulse of this place.
Live animated radar for North Plainfield 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 | North Plainfield, Somerset County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40.630102°N, 74.427374°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 07060 |
| Area Code | 201, 551 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This North Plainfield, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for North Plainfield, 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 North Plainfield includes coordinates 40.630102°N, 74.427374°W, situated in Somerset County. ZIP code 07060. 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.
