Wayne, New Jersey Weather
Wayne, 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 Wayne, Passaic County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Wayne. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Wayne is published on the Essex County Airport (KCDW) page, 6 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 Wayne 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 Wayne: Morristown Municipal Airport (KMMU) 18 km · Teterboro Airport (KTEB) 20 km · Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) 28 km · Linden Airport (KLDJ) 34 km · Somerset Airport (KSMQ) 47 km
Conditions reported at KCDW describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wayne specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Wayne, New Jersey
Wayne unfolds across a rolling terrain, a place where the gentle rise and fall of the land dictates the flow of its streets and the disposition of its homes. It lies 5.5 miles west of Paterson, NJ (from Paterson, NJ: bearing 276°T), and is situated 9.0 miles north of Essex. The air here, especially as the sun begins its descent, often carries a faint, sweet scent of damp earth and distant mown grass, a subtle perfume that clings to the late afternoon light. Mature trees, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers, cast long, shifting shadows across manicured lawns and the occasional patch of wilder, untamed growth that still clings to the edges of development. A sense of quiet industry permeates the daily rhythm, a steady hum beneath the surface of commuter traffic and the distant echo of children's laughter. Historically, Wayne grew from its agricultural roots, a landscape that once echoed with the clang of machinery on farms and the murmur of a burgeoning populace drawn by the promise of opportunity. The Passaic River, a vital artery, once powered mills and shaped the early economy, its waters now a quieter presence, a backdrop to the modern lives lived along its banks. Today, Wayne's character is a blend of residential comfort and commercial vitality, with large shopping centers and business parks coexisting with older neighborhoods that retain a sense of established permanence. The town has become a significant hub for commerce and education, its landscape dotted with institutions that draw people from farther afield, contributing to its dynamic, ever-evolving identity.
Live animated radar for Wayne 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 | Wayne, Passaic County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40.925376°N, 74.276537°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 07470, 07474 |
| Area Code | 973, 862 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wayne, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wayne, 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 Wayne includes coordinates 40.925376°N, 74.276537°W, situated in Passaic County. ZIP code 07470, 07474. 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.
