Summit, New Jersey Weather
Summit, 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 Summit, Essex County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Summit. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Summit is published on the Morristown Municipal Airport (KMMU) page, 8 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 Summit 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 Summit: Essex County Airport (KCDW) 16 km · Linden Airport (KLDJ) 17 km · Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) 17 km · Teterboro Airport (KTEB) 28 km · Somerset Airport (KSMQ) 29 km
Conditions reported at KMMU describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Summit specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Summit, New Jersey
Summit rises from its undulating terrain, a place where the broad sweep of the Watchung Mountains begins to soften into gentler hills. It lies 4.4 miles south-south-west of Livingston, NJ (from Livingston, NJ: bearing 212°T), and is situated 6.2 miles south-west of Essex. The air here, especially as autumn begins to paint the leaves in russet and gold, carries a crispness that hints at the coming seasons, a tangible quality that seems to settle on the very stones of its older buildings. Mature trees, descendants of the original woodlands, cast dappled shadows across quiet streets lined with a mixture of grand Victorian homes and more modern, understated residences, their architecture reflecting a long history of prosperity and thoughtful development. The land itself, a mosaic of manicured lawns, pockets of dense woodland, and the occasional meandering stream, invites exploration, each turn in the road revealing a new vista of verdant slopes and distant, hazy skylines. The genesis of Summit is deeply entwined with the railroad, a lifeline that spurred its growth from a scattering of farms into a thriving hub in the late 19th century. This historical connection is still palpable, a ghost of the steam engines that once chugged through, their arrival signaling a new era of commerce and connection. The local economy, once reliant on agriculture and then on light manufacturing, has evolved into a sophisticated blend of professional services and retail, with a strong emphasis on independent businesses that lend Summit its distinctive character. The historic downtown, a walkable core where shops and restaurants spill onto the sidewalks, buzzes with a quiet energy, a testament to the community's enduring commitment to preserving its heritage while embracing the future. A distinctive landmark, the historic Summit Playhouse, continues to host performances, a cultural beacon that draws patrons from across the region, echoing with the laughter and applause of generations.
Live animated radar for Summit 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 | Summit, Essex County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40.74149°N, 74.359595°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 07078, 07901, 07902 |
| Area Code | 201, 551, 908 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Summit, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Summit, 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 Summit includes coordinates 40.741490°N, 74.359595°W, situated in Essex County. ZIP code 07078, 07901, 07902. Telephone area code: 201, 551, 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. 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.
