Stillwater, New Jersey Weather
Stillwater, 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 Stillwater, Sussex County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Stillwater.
About Stillwater, New Jersey
Stillwater lies in a gentle hollow, where the Musconetcong River begins its journey, its waters reflecting the stoic green of surrounding hills. It lies 14.8 miles north-north-west of Mount Olive, NJ (from Mount Olive, NJ: bearing 329°T), and is situated 6.7 miles west-south-west of Newton. The terrain here is a patient sculpting of ancient rock, softened by centuries of leaf-fall and the persistent tread of deer. Fields, where they break from the woods, are not vast plains but rather intimate clearings, pieced together by stone walls that seem to grow from the very earth. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a cool, damp scent of loam and pine, a subtle invitation to linger and breathe deeply. The houses, often of weathered clapboard or sturdy stone, seem to settle into the landscape as if they, too, have grown there, their windows catching the shifting light like thoughtful eyes. The history of Stillwater is a quiet narrative, tied to the flow of water and the turning of seasons. Early settlers, drawn by the river's potential for power and passage, established farms and mills, their labors etched into the very character of the place. The local economy, while diversified, still holds a deep respect for the land, with small farms and artisanal producers contributing to a sense of enduring self-sufficiency. The Musconetcong River, the namesake and lifeblood of Stillwater, continues to offer a place of quiet recreation, its banks a sanctuary for both the local inhabitants and the wildlife that calls this valley home. The pace of life here is less a deliberate slowness and more a natural unfolding, dictated by the sun’s arc and the river’s steady murmur.
Live animated radar for Stillwater and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Stillwater, Sussex County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 41.03593°N, 74.878225°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 07860, 07875 |
| Area Code | 732, 848 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Stillwater, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stillwater, 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 Stillwater includes coordinates 41.035930°N, 74.878225°W, situated in Sussex County. ZIP code 07860, 07875. 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.
