Rockaway, New Jersey Weather
Rockaway, 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 Rockaway, Morris County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Rockaway. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Rockaway is published on the Morristown Municipal Airport (KMMU) page, 14 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 Rockaway 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 Rockaway: Essex County Airport (KCDW) 20 km · Somerset Airport (KSMQ) 33 km · Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) 37 km · Teterboro Airport (KTEB) 39 km · Linden Airport (KLDJ) 39 km
Conditions reported at KMMU describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rockaway specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
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.
Live animated radar for Rockaway 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
