Wantage, New Jersey Weather
Wantage, 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 Wantage, Sussex County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Wantage. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Wantage is published on the Sussex Airport (KFWN) 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 Wantage 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 Wantage: Randall Airport (K06N) 25 km · Orange County Airport (KMGJ) 38 km · Monticello Airport (KN37) 44 km · Essex County Airport (KCDW) 47 km · New York Stewart International Airport (KSWF) 47 km
Conditions reported at KFWN describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wantage specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
