Rainbow Lakes, New Jersey Weather
Rainbow Lakes, 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 Rainbow Lakes, Morris County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rainbow Lakes.
About Rainbow Lakes, New Jersey
Rainbow Lakes in Morris County unfolds as a series of shimmering waterways, cradled by rolling hills that wear the verdant cloak of the northeastern forest. It lies 6.8 miles east of Randolph, NJ (from Randolph, NJ: bearing 79°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north-west of Livingston. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries the damp, earthy scent of decaying leaves and fresh pine, a perfume that clings to the skin. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, paints shifting mosaics of light and shadow across the winding roads and the weathered shingles of homes that dot the landscape. The terrain itself is a study in gentle slopes and quiet dips, leading the eye towards the tranquil expanse of the lakes, their surfaces often mirroring the bruised purples and soft oranges of the approaching twilight. Historically, the development of Rainbow Lakes was deeply tied to the region's burgeoning suburban expansion, a place envisioned as a peaceful retreat from the clamor of larger cities. The very names of the streets, often evocative of nature, hint at this aspiration. While no grand industries define Rainbow Lakes today, its economy is subtly supported by the services that cater to its residents, a quiet ebb and flow of local businesses. The lakes themselves, once perhaps more utilitarian, now serve as the heart of leisure and recreation, their shores a gathering place for families, their waters a canvas for the lazy scull of a canoe or the bright splash of a leaping fish. This is a locality that has found its character in the quiet persistence of natural beauty and the comfortable hum of everyday life.
Live animated radar for Rainbow Lakes and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Rainbow Lakes, Morris County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40.879435°N, 74.462392°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 07834 |
| Area Code | 732, 848 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rainbow Lakes, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rainbow Lakes, 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 Rainbow Lakes includes coordinates 40.879435°N, 74.462392°W, situated in Morris County. ZIP code 07834. 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. 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.
