Riverside, New Jersey Weather
Riverside, 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 Riverside, Passaic County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Riverside.
About Riverside, New Jersey
Riverside unfolds as a patchwork of sturdy brick homes and the occasional clapboard dwelling, their facades often softened by the persistent green of well-tended lawns and the dappled shade of mature trees. It lies 1.1 miles west-south-west of Fair Lawn, NJ (from Fair Lawn, NJ: bearing 252°T), and is situated 1.7 miles north-east of Paterson. The land here, a gentle rise and fall, hums with the quiet industry of everyday life, a backdrop to the ceaseless murmur of traffic on nearby thoroughfares and the distant, melodic sigh of freight trains. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, can cast a warm, buttery glow across the neighborhood streets, illuminating the patina of age on older structures and lending a temporary softness to the more utilitarian buildings that punctuate the landscape. The air, even in the summer, carries a certain dampness, a reminder of the proximity of the Passaic River, a constant, unseen presence shaping the very character of Riverside. This stretch of land along the Passaic River has a history deeply entwined with the industrial might that once pulsed through this region. Early settlers, drawn by the river's power and its convenient transport links, established mills and factories that became the economic backbone of Riverside for generations. While the heavy manufacturing has largely receded, leaving behind echoes in the architecture and the occasional weathered brick building, remnants of that industrious past linger. The local economy now leans towards service industries and smaller enterprises, a more subdued hum than the roar of the past, but still vital to the community. Riverside remains a place where the past is not entirely forgotten, where the river continues to flow, a silent witness to the town's enduring spirit.
Live animated radar for Riverside and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Riverside, Passaic County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40.935654°N, 74.151532°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 08075, 07524 |
| Area Code | 973, 862 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Riverside, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Riverside, 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 Riverside includes coordinates 40.935654°N, 74.151532°W, situated in Passaic County. ZIP code 08075, 07524. Telephone area code: 973, 862. 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.
