Six Mile Run, New Jersey Weather
Six Mile Run, 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 Six Mile Run, Somerset County.
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About Six Mile Run, New Jersey
Six Mile Run lies cradled by the gentle, rolling hills of Somerset County, a landscape where the verdant tapestry of farmland meets the hushed embrace of woodlands. It lies 1.6 miles south-south-west of Franklin Somerset County, NJ (from Franklin Somerset County, NJ: bearing 194°T), and is situated 7.1 miles west-south-west of Edison. The air here carries the clean scent of damp earth and pine, especially after a soft rain, a fragrance that seems to settle deep into the bones of the place. Open fields, marked by the subtle contours of the land, stretch towards distant tree lines, their surfaces catching the low sun in a way that paints the very ground with strokes of amber and gold. The streams that give Six Mile Run its name, though often modest in their flow, are vital arteries, their banks often fringed with a tenacious growth of reeds and wildflowers, a quiet testament to the persistent pulse of nature. The history of Six Mile Run is as much a part of its character as its undulating terrain, a narrative shaped by generations who worked this soil and navigated its waterways. Once a region where agricultural endeavors formed the backbone of its economy, the land still bears the imprint of those early settlers, their legacy evident in the weathered barns and stone walls that punctuate the rural vistas. While the precise nature of its founding is a story woven into the broader settlement patterns of central New Jersey, the spirit of self-reliance and connection to the land persists. Today, the economic life of Six Mile Run is a blend of its agricultural roots and a growing presence of smaller businesses and residences, reflecting a transition common to many such locales, yet it retains a distinctively unhurried pace, a quietude that allows the subtle beauty of its natural setting to truly resonate.
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| Location | Six Mile Run, Somerset County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40.473°N, 74.5334°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 08873 |
| Area Code | 908 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Six Mile Run, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Six Mile Run, 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 Six Mile Run includes coordinates 40.473000°N, 74.533400°W, situated in Somerset County. ZIP code 08873. 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. 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.
