Wantage, New Jersey Weather
Wantage, 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 Wantage, Sussex County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Wantage.
About Wantage, New Jersey
Wantage unfolds across a rolling tapestry of fields and woodlands, a landscape sculpted by the persistent hand of glaciers and softened by the passage of seasons. It lies 9.9 miles west of Warwick, NY (from Warwick, NY: bearing 265°T), and is situated 4.7 miles north-west of Vernon. Here, the land rises and falls with a gentle insistence, the broad shoulders of hills giving way to fertile valleys where streams, like silver threads, trace their patient courses. In the crisp morning air, the scent of damp earth and distant pine mingles, a primal perfume that speaks of deep roots and enduring resilience. The sky, a vast canvas of shifting blues and grays, often frames the scene with a dramatic flair, particularly as dusk descends, painting the western horizon in hues of bruised plum and fading gold, a quiet spectacle that draws the eye and stills the breath. The history of Wantage is etched into its very terrain, a testament to the agricultural endeavors that have long defined its character. This was a land of farms, of hard work and reliance on the soil, where generations cultivated the earth for sustenance and livelihood. The economic pulse of Wantage, though perhaps softened from its agrarian peak, still beats with a quiet industriousness, a blend of small businesses and a continued connection to the land. Nearby waterways, remnants of ancient glacial melt, offer not just scenic beauty but also a whisper of the natural forces that shaped this corner of the world, reminding visitors that Wantage is a place where the past is never truly buried, but rather lives on in the very stones and streams.
Live animated radar for Wantage 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.
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| Location | Wantage, Sussex County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 41.244262°N, 74.550716°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 07461 |
| Area Code | 973, 862 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wantage, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wantage, 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 Wantage includes coordinates 41.244262°N, 74.550716°W, situated in Sussex County. ZIP code 07461. Telephone area code: 973, 862. 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.
