Orange, New Jersey Weather
Orange, 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 for Orange, Essex County.
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About Orange, New Jersey
Orange, New Jersey, unfolds across a landscape that gently rises and falls, a prelude to the more dramatic terrain of the Watchung Mountains just beyond. It lies 1.5 miles west of East Orange, NJ (from East Orange, NJ: bearing 279°T), and is situated 9.2 miles west-north-west of Bergen. Here, the air often carries the scent of damp earth and the distant hum of metropolitan life, a subtle counterpoint to the neighborhood quiet. Mature trees, their branches reaching like ancient arms, cast dappled shadows across sidewalks that have witnessed generations. The very character of Orange is one of quiet persistence, a place where the rhythm of daily life is more a steady beat than a hurried tempo, and where the quality of light, especially as dusk begins to settle, lends a soft, almost golden hue to the brick and clapboard facades. The history of Orange is deeply entwined with the industrial fervor of the 19th and early 20th centuries, a legacy reflected in the enduring architecture and the lingering echoes of its manufacturing past. Once a significant center for hat manufacturing, the ingenuity and labor of its residents built the foundations of the local economy. Today, that spirit of enterprise has diversified, with a vibrant mix of small businesses and a growing professional class contributing to the town's continued vitality. Orange also holds a place in the cultural imagination, having been the birthplace and home to notable artists and musicians whose creative energies have, in turn, shaped the very spirit of the locality. The town's distinctive character is a rich blend of this historical depth and the present-day aspirations of its diverse community.
Live animated radar for Orange and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Orange, Essex County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40.770656°N, 74.232646°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 07050, 07051 |
| Area Code | 201, 551 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Orange, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Orange, 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 Orange includes coordinates 40.770656°N, 74.232646°W, situated in Essex County. ZIP code 07050, 07051. 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. 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.
