Ridgefield, New Jersey Weather
Ridgefield, 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 Ridgefield, Bergen County.
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About Ridgefield, New Jersey
Ridgefield sprawls across a modest rise, a place where the land begins to assert itself after the flatter expanses of the Hackensack Meadowlands. It lies 1.4 miles north-west of Cliffside Park, NJ (from Cliffside Park, NJ: bearing 309°T), and is situated 8.3 miles north of New York. Its streets, a mix of old asphalt and newer paving, wind through neighborhoods where mature trees, maples and oaks mostly, cast generous shadows on well-tended lawns. The air here, especially in the late afternoon when the sun angles lower, carries a softened, almost hazy quality, a gentle diffusion that seems to smooth the edges of the houses and the occasional strip mall. It’s a landscape of suburban practicality, interspersed with pockets of surprisingly dense woodland, hinting at the wilder terrain that once dominated this stretch of northern New Jersey. This particular corner of Bergen County has seen its share of transformations, its character shaped by waves of industry and immigration. Originally farmland, the arrival of the railroad in the late 19th century spurred a more industrial development, drawing in factories that hummed with activity and workers who built lives in the burgeoning community. Though many of those industrial giants have long since departed, their legacy can still be felt in the sturdy, brick buildings that sometimes stand sentinel amidst newer commercial developments. Today, Ridgefield thrives on a diverse local economy, a blend of small businesses, service industries, and a significant retail presence, all contributing to the steady, unpretentious pulse of daily life.
Live animated radar for Ridgefield and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Ridgefield, Bergen County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40.834267°N, 74.00875°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 07657 |
| Area Code | 201, 551 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ridgefield, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ridgefield, 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 Ridgefield includes coordinates 40.834267°N, 74.008750°W, situated in Bergen County. ZIP code 07657. 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. 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.
