Rahway, New Jersey Weather
Rahway, 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 for Rahway, Union County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Rahway. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Rahway is published on the Linden Airport (KLDJ) page, 3 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 Rahway 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 Rahway: Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) 13 km · Morristown Municipal Airport (KMMU) 24 km · Essex County Airport (KCDW) 30 km · Old Bridge Airport (K3N6) 32 km · Teterboro Airport (KTEB) 32 km
Conditions reported at KLDJ describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rahway specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Rahway, New Jersey
Rahway unfolds along the banks of its namesake river, a place where urban arteries meet the gentle flow of water. It lies 2.0 miles west-south-west of Linden, NJ (from Linden, NJ: bearing 241°T), and is situated 3.6 miles south of Union County. The land here, a low-lying terrain of the coastal plain, is often softened by a humid, temperate air that carries the scent of damp earth and distant industry. Mature trees, their branches reaching skyward like tired arms, line streets that bear the quiet hum of daily comings and goings, a steady pulse beneath the broader rhythm of the region. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-overcast skies, can lend a surprising clarity to the brick facades and weathered storefronts, hinting at a resilience in the very bones of Rahway. This stretch of Union County, long accustomed to the ebb and flow of commerce, bears the imprint of its industrial past, a legacy now evolving into a more diverse economic landscape. The Rahway River, once a vital thoroughfare for mills and factories, now serves as a more placid boundary, reflecting the changing tides of local prosperity. A particular pride, almost a quiet reverence, exists for the area's contributions to the arts and sciences, with notable figures emerging from its streets to shape national conversations. The spirit of Rahway is one of persistent adaptation, a town that has weathered the shifts of industry and society, always finding a way to continue its story along the water's edge.
Live animated radar for Rahway 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 | Rahway, Union County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40.608159°N, 74.277647°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 07065 |
| Area Code | 201, 551 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rahway, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rahway, 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 Rahway includes coordinates 40.608159°N, 74.277647°W, situated in Union County. ZIP code 07065. 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.
