Northfield, New Jersey Weather
Northfield, 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, soil and crop conditions for Northfield, Essex County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Northfield. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Northfield is published on the Morristown Municipal Airport (KMMU) page, 8 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 Northfield 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 Northfield: Essex County Airport (KCDW) 12 km · Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) 16 km · Linden Airport (KLDJ) 19 km · Teterboro Airport (KTEB) 24 km · Somerset Airport (KSMQ) 34 km
Conditions reported at KMMU describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Northfield specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Northfield.
About Northfield, New Jersey
Northfield unfolds across a gentle, rolling terrain, its landscape a subtle interplay of verdant meadows and clusters of mature trees that soften the edges of the horizon. It lies 1.6 miles south-south-west of Livingston, NJ (from Livingston, NJ: bearing 199°T), and is situated 3.4 miles west-south-west of Essex. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a certain stillness, a quiet hum that seems to emanate from the very earth, tinged with the scent of damp soil and the distant sweetness of blooming honeysuckle. Streets wind with a natural grace, bordered by homes that reflect a variety of eras, some with the sturdy practicality of mid-century design, others boasting the more intricate details of earlier periods, each seeming to settle comfortably into its plot of land as if it had grown there organically. The quality of light, especially as the sun begins its descent, casts a warm, golden hue over the rooftops and the leafy canopies, transforming the ordinary into something quietly luminous. The history of Northfield is a narrative woven through the agricultural roots that once defined this part of Essex County, a legacy still hinted at in the occasional open field and the enduring presence of older farmsteads. While industry has shifted and evolved, the echoes of its past economic life can be felt in the enduring community spirit, a resilience born from generations who worked the land and later adapted to changing times. Notable among its offerings are the well-maintained parks and green spaces that serve as vital lungs for the area, places where families gather and the simple rhythm of daily life unfolds. Northfield, in its quiet persistence, offers a sense of continuity, a place where the past is not forgotten but rather informs the present, creating a distinctive character that is both grounded and gently evolving.
Live animated radar for Northfield 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 | Northfield, Essex County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40.774267°N, 74.324594°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 08225, 07039 |
| Area Code | 201, 551 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Northfield, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Northfield, 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 Northfield includes coordinates 40.774267°N, 74.324594°W, situated in Essex County. ZIP code 08225, 07039. 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.
