Walpack, 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, soil and crop conditions for Walpack, Sussex County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Walpack. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Walpack is published on the Sussex Airport (KFWN) page, 24 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 Walpack 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 Walpack: Flying Dollar Airport (K8N4) 30 km · Rocky Hill Ultralightport (K48P) 32 km · Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport (KMPO) 41 km · Randall Airport (K06N) 53 km · Monticello Airport (KN37) 55 km
Conditions reported at KFWN describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Walpack specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Walpack.
Walpack rests in a deep valley, cradled by the Delaware River's gentle curve and the imposing, forested slopes of Kittatinny Ridge. It lies 22.1 miles north-north-west of Mount Olive, NJ (from Mount Olive, NJ: bearing 337°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north-west of Newton. The land here is a study in contrasts: the broad, fertile floodplain of the river, where fields of corn and hay stretch towards the water, gives way to the steep, shadowed inclines of the mountains, their rocky outcrops softened by a thick mantle of oak and pine. The air itself feels ancient, carrying the scent of damp earth and pine needles, and on clear evenings, the light spills across the valley in hues of amber and rose, painting the quiet landscape with a fleeting, ethereal glow. Small farmsteads, their weathered barns standing sentinel against the sky, dot the landscape, each a quiet testament to generations of life lived close to the soil. This valley has witnessed the passage of time, from the Lenape people who first knew its bounty to the early European settlers who carved out a life here through hardscrabble farming. The economy of Walpack has always been tied to the land; once a hub for logging and a brief flirtation with mining, it has settled into the quiet sustenance of agriculture and the burgeoning appeal of its natural beauty. The Delaware River, a vital artery for trade in centuries past, now offers a more tranquil existence, its currents inviting kayakers and anglers. The nearby Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, encompassing much of the surrounding wilderness, draws visitors seeking respite in the rugged terrain, contributing a steady hum of tourism that sustains the few local businesses. Walpack itself, a collection of scattered homes and a historic general store, embodies a profound sense of stillness, a place where the echoes of history are carried on the wind that rustles through the tall grasses.
Live animated radar for Walpack 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 | Walpack, Sussex County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 41.146434°N, 74.89552°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 07881 |
| Area Code | 732, 848 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Walpack, 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 Walpack includes coordinates 41.146434°N, 74.895520°W, situated in Sussex County. ZIP code 07881. 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. 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.