Prospect Park, 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 Prospect Park, Passaic County.
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Prospect Park unfurls like a rumpled green quilt across the rolling hills of Passaic County, its landscape a dynamic interplay of dense woodlands and open fields. It lies 1.4 miles north of Paterson, NJ (from Paterson, NJ: bearing 355°T), and is situated 5.5 miles north of Clifton. Ancient oaks, their branches gnarled like arthritic fingers, guard moss-covered boulders, while sunlight, when it pierces the canopy, falls in broken shafts, illuminating the damp, earthy scent of decaying leaves. The terrain here is not gentle; it rises and falls with a determined character, hinting at the subterranean forces that shaped it. Small, unnamed streams, their waters a cool, dark murmur, thread through the valleys, feeding into larger waterways that carry the whisper of distant mountains. The air, particularly in the early morning, holds a crispness, a promise of the day's unfolding, carrying the faint, metallic tang of industry that sometimes drifts from the surrounding urban edges. The history of Prospect Park is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its people and the echoes of its industrial past. Once a hub for textile manufacturing, the hum of looms has long since faded, replaced by the more varied rhythms of a modern economy. Yet, the legacy of those factories, the grit and ingenuity of the workers, still informs the character of Prospect Park. Local businesses, often family-run, thrive in the shadow of former mills, their storefronts displaying wares that speak of practicality and enduring quality. The park itself, a vital green lung, offers respite and recreation, a place where the community gathers for picnics and weekend strolls, a living testament to the enduring spirit of this Passaic County locale.
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| Location | Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40.937043°N, 74.174311°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 08638 |
| Area Code | 609, 640 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Prospect Park, 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 Prospect Park includes coordinates 40.937043°N, 74.174311°W, situated in Passaic County. ZIP code 08638. Telephone area code: 609, 640. 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.