Rockaway, New Jersey Weather
Rockaway, 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 Rockaway, Morris County.
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About Rockaway, New Jersey
Rockaway slumbers in a gentle embrace of rolling hills, its landscape a mosaic of mature woodlands and open fields. It lies 4.8 miles north-east of Randolph, NJ (from Randolph, NJ: bearing 54°T), and is situated 7.2 miles east-north-east of Roxbury. The air here, especially as the day begins to soften into evening, carries a clean, earthy scent, a blend of damp soil and distant pine. Streams, often mere whispers in the summer heat, gather themselves into more substantial brooks as they navigate the undulating terrain, their banks fringed with a hardy, verdant growth. The character of Rockaway is one of quiet resilience, a place where the seasons dictate the pace, and the sky, a vast canvas of shifting blues and greys, presides over all. Historically, Rockaway's story is interwoven with the flow of its waterways and the bounty of its land. Early settlers found fertile ground here, and the echoes of agricultural pursuits, though perhaps less dominant now, still linger in the patterns of hedgerows and the occasional weathered barn. The economic pulse of Rockaway has evolved, moving from its agrarian roots to embrace a more diversified present, where local businesses and a skilled workforce contribute to its steady hum. The presence of the Rockaway River, a vital artery through the heart of the region, speaks to a past of industry and transport, and its banks continue to offer spaces for recreation and contemplation, a constant reminder of the natural forces that shaped this corner of Morris County.
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| Location | Rockaway, Morris County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40.90121°N, 74.514323°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 07866 |
| Area Code | 732, 848 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rockaway, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rockaway, 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 Rockaway includes coordinates 40.901210°N, 74.514323°W, situated in Morris County. ZIP code 07866. 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.
