Oakland, New Jersey Weather
Oakland, New Jersey — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Oakland, Salem County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Oakland.
About Oakland, New Jersey
Oakland, New Jersey, lies cradled by the gentle swells of the Passaic River basin, its landscape a rich tapestry of woodlands and meadows where the air, especially after a rain, carries the sweet, earthy scent of damp soil and ripening wild berries. It lies 13.1 miles north-north-west of Bridgeton, NJ (from Bridgeton, NJ: bearing 334°T), and is situated 9.7 miles south of Woolwich. The terrain here is not dramatic, but rather a subtle undulation, with small streams meandering through stands of mature oak and maple, their branches often heavy with the dew of morning or shimmering with the golden light of late afternoon. Open fields, once cleared for agriculture, now often border newer developments, creating a characteristic blend of pastoral quietude and the murmur of distant human activity, a place where the rustle of leaves can easily overpower the hum of traffic. The history of Oakland is deeply rooted in the agricultural past of Bergen County, with farms that once stretched for miles now giving way to residential communities, though echoes of that agrarian heritage persist in the names of roads and the occasional preserved parcel of open land. The Passaic River, a vital artery for industry in earlier centuries, now primarily offers recreational opportunities, its banks a favored spot for quiet contemplation or a morning paddle. While Oakland is not known for grand landmarks, its distinctiveness lies in this quiet evolution, a place that has absorbed the passage of time without losing its connection to the natural world, a character shaped by the persistent presence of water and the enduring grace of its mature trees.
Live animated radar for Oakland and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Oakland, Salem County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 39.598725°N, 75.341302°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 07436, 08098 |
| Area Code | 856, 609 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Oakland, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oakland, New Jersey, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Oakland includes coordinates 39.598725°N, 75.341302°W, situated in Salem County. ZIP code 07436, 08098. Telephone area code: 856, 609. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
