Union, 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 Union, Hunterdon County.
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Union, a quiet exhalation of the Hunterdon landscape, unfolds across rolling terrain where the earth yields to the farmer's plow. It lies 7.1 miles north of Hunterdon, NJ (from Hunterdon, NJ: bearing 356°T), and is situated 6.8 miles south-south-east of Washington. Here, the sky stretches wide, often a canvas brushed with the soft grays of approaching rain or the brilliant blues of a sun-drenched afternoon, casting long shadows that stretch across fields of corn and alfalfa. The air, especially in the early morning, carries the damp scent of dew-kissed grass and the distant, sweet perfume of honeysuckle, a gentle balm to the senses. The land, a patchwork of cultivated acres and pockets of mature woodland, slopes and dips, hinting at the underlying bedrock and the slow, persistent work of water shaping the contours over millennia. The character of Union is one of quiet persistence, a place where the seasons dictate the pace and the land itself seems to hold its breath, waiting. This corner of Hunterdon County bears the imprints of generations who have worked its soil, a legacy visible in the sturdy barns and weathered stone walls that still mark the landscape. The local economy, long tied to agriculture, continues to find its strength in the bounty of the earth, with orchards and family farms dotting the roadsides, offering their produce with a simple, honest pride. Traces of earlier industries, perhaps a forgotten grist mill or the faint outline of a former quarry, whisper of a more industrious past, yet the dominant hum today is the steady, unhurried rhythm of rural life. Union’s distinctive character is not found in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people, who maintain a connection to the land and to each other, a quiet affirmation of continuity in a world that often rushes by.
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| Location | Union, Hunterdon County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40.669545°N, 74.924057°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 08809, 07087, 07083 |
| Area Code | 908, 201, 551 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Union, 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 Union includes coordinates 40.669545°N, 74.924057°W, situated in Hunterdon County. ZIP code 08809, 07087, 07083. Telephone area code: 908, 201, 551. 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.