Pleasant Plains, New Jersey Weather
Pleasant Plains, 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 Pleasant Plains, Ocean County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Pleasant Plains. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Pleasant Plains is published on the Lakewood Airport (KN12) 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 Pleasant Plains 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 Pleasant Plains: Lakehurst Maxfield Field Airport (KNEL) 12 km · Monmouth Executive Airport (KBLM) 22 km · Mc Guire Air Force Base (KWRI) 32 km · Old Bridge Airport (K3N6) 38 km · Trenton Mercer Airport (KTTN) 59 km
Conditions reported at KN12 describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pleasant Plains specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pleasant Plains.
About Pleasant Plains, New Jersey
Pleasant Plains lies cradled by the gentle, sandy soils of the Pine Barrens, a landscape that breathes with a quiet resilience. It lies 3.5 miles north-north-west of Toms River, NJ (from Toms River, NJ: bearing 347°T), and is situated 5.8 miles east-north-east of Ocean County. The air here, particularly in the early mornings, carries the faint, sweet scent of pine resin and damp earth, a perfume that clings to the scrub oak and the taller, stoic pines that punctuate the horizon. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in luminous shafts, illuminating patches of moss-covered fallen logs and the occasional flash of a blue jay's wing. The terrain itself is a study in subtle undulation, a softly rolling terrain where drainage ditches, often choked with reeds, trace the land's natural inclination toward the distant, unseen waterways. This is a place where the vastness of nature feels both immediate and profoundly ancient, a subtle whisper in the rustle of leaves. The history of Pleasant Plains is intrinsically tied to the exploitation and preservation of its natural resources, a story etched in the remnants of forgotten industries and the burgeoning awareness of its ecological significance. For generations, the surrounding pine forests fueled the local economy, providing timber and charcoal, a legacy that can still be glimpsed in the scattered, weathered foundations of old kilns. Later, the land's unique character began to draw a different kind of attention, fostering a growing appreciation for the delicate ecosystem of the Pine Barrens National Reserve. While agriculture once played a more prominent role, with small farms dotting the landscape, the economic pulse of Pleasant Plains now beats more faintly, a slow rhythm attuned to the ebb and flow of seasonal visitors and the quiet dedication of those who champion the protection of this distinctive corner of the Jersey Shore. The very air seems to hold the memory of both axe and conservationist's plea.
Live animated radar for Pleasant Plains 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 | Pleasant Plains, Ocean County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40.003451°N, 74.213476°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 08755 |
| Area Code | 732, 848 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pleasant Plains, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pleasant Plains, 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 Pleasant Plains includes coordinates 40.003451°N, 74.213476°W, situated in Ocean County. ZIP code 08755. Telephone area code: 732, 848. 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.
