Raritan, New Jersey Weather
Raritan, 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 Raritan, Somerset County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Raritan. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Raritan is published on the Somerset Airport (KSMQ) page, 7 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 Raritan 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 Raritan: Sky Manor Airport (KN40) 29 km · Morristown Municipal Airport (KMMU) 32 km · Linden Airport (KLDJ) 33 km · Trenton Mercer Airport (KTTN) 36 km · Old Bridge Airport (K3N6) 36 km
Conditions reported at KSMQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Raritan specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Raritan, New Jersey
Raritan rests on the banks of its namesake river, a waterway that has long shaped the fortunes and character of this Somerset County locale. It lies 1.7 miles south-south-west of Bridgewater, NJ (from Bridgewater, NJ: bearing 192°T), and is situated 4.4 miles north of Hamilton. The land here is a gentle undulation of fields and woodlands, where the broad curve of the Raritan River flows with a quiet, persistent energy, reflecting the pale New Jersey sky. Even in the height of summer, a certain coolness seems to emanate from the water's edge, a subtle dampness that clings to the air and softens the edges of the afternoon sun. The terrain, neither dramatically mountainous nor entirely flat, offers a comfortable familiarity, a place where the seasons paint the landscape in broad, honest strokes of green, gold, and russet. The history of Raritan is inextricably linked to the river and the fertile land it nourishes, a legacy of agriculture and industry that has ebbed and flowed with the changing tides of commerce. For generations, it was a hub for farming, the rich soil yielding its bounty to hardworking hands. Later, the river became a conduit for trade, and the hum of small factories, now mostly silent, once echoed through the streets, hinting at a time of robust local enterprise. Today, Raritan retains a quiet dignity, a place where the past is not forgotten but rather integrated into the present, visible in the enduring architecture and the enduring spirit of its people, who still gather at the farmers' market, a modern echo of centuries of cultivation.
Live animated radar for Raritan 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 | Raritan, Somerset County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40.569547°N, 74.632936°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 08869 |
| Area Code | 908 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Raritan, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Raritan, 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 Raritan includes coordinates 40.569547°N, 74.632936°W, situated in Somerset County. ZIP code 08869. Telephone area code: 908. 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.
