The Hills, New Jersey Weather
The Hills, 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 The Hills, Somerset County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near The Hills. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for The Hills is published on the Somerset Airport (KSMQ) page, 5 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 The Hills 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 The Hills: Morristown Municipal Airport (KMMU) 24 km · Sky Manor Airport (KN40) 32 km · Linden Airport (KLDJ) 32 km · Essex County Airport (KCDW) 38 km · Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) 38 km
Conditions reported at KSMQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at The Hills specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About The Hills, New Jersey
The Hills in Somerset County unfolds as a landscape of gentle, rolling terrain, where well-tended estates and mature woodlands share the horizon. It lies 2.6 miles west-south-west of Bernards, NJ (from Bernards, NJ: bearing 247°T), and is situated 4.4 miles north of Bridgewater. Broadleaf trees, their canopies a lush, verdant sweep in the summer light, give way to open meadows that catch the sun with a soft, buttery glow as the day wanes. The air here, especially after a passing shower, carries the clean scent of damp earth and pine, a palpable freshness that seems to deepen the quietude of the place. The roads, curving with the land's natural contours, often reveal glimpses of stone walls, remnants of older boundaries, hinting at a history that has settled into the very soil. This region of The Hills carries a legacy that predates modern development, with echoes of its agricultural past still discernible in the scattered farmsteads and the broad, cleared fields. The local economy, while now diversified, retains a connection to the land, with vestiges of its former agrarian roots and an appreciation for open spaces shaping its character. Notably, the area has drawn residents who value both tranquility and proximity to larger centers, fostering a unique blend of bucolic charm and accessible convenience. The prevailing sense is one of established grace, a place where the passage of time feels marked not by hurried change, but by the enduring rhythm of the seasons.
Live animated radar for The Hills 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 | The Hills, Somerset County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40.656174°N, 74.620037°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 07920 |
| Area Code | 908 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This The Hills, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for The Hills, 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 The Hills includes coordinates 40.656174°N, 74.620037°W, situated in Somerset County. ZIP code 07920. 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. 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.
