West Milford, New Jersey Weather
West Milford, 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 West Milford, Passaic County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near West Milford. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for West Milford is published on the Sussex Airport (KFWN) page, 23 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 West Milford 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 West Milford: Essex County Airport (KCDW) 29 km · Randall Airport (K06N) 34 km · Morristown Municipal Airport (KMMU) 37 km · Teterboro Airport (KTEB) 40 km · Orange County Airport (KMGJ) 43 km
Conditions reported at KFWN describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at West Milford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for West Milford.
About West Milford, New Jersey
West Milford unfolds across a landscape of rolling hills, a patchwork of dense woodlands and shimmering water bodies that seem to hold the very breath of the earth. It lies 8.7 miles south of Warwick, NY (from Warwick, NY: bearing 183°T), and is situated 7.6 miles south-east of Vernon. The air here, particularly as the sun dips towards the horizon, carries a crisp, pine-scented coolness, a testament to the vast stretches of forest that dominate the terrain. Deep ravines, carved by ancient watercourses, offer glimpses of moss-covered rock faces, and the very ground underfoot feels rich with the accumulated detritus of seasons past. The character of West Milford is one of quiet persistence, a place where nature’s grandeur is not an imposition but a constant, breathing presence, shaping the lives and rhythms of those who call it home. This northernmost municipality of Passaic County, West Milford, carries the indelible imprint of its glacial past, its topography a direct result of ice sheets that once scoured the land, leaving behind the very lakes and hills that define it today. Historically, the area drew sustenance from its timber and, to a lesser extent, its iron ore, industries that have long since faded into the whispering pines. Today, its economy is largely residential, a haven for those seeking respite from busier arteries, with its numerous lakes, including Greenwood Lake, serving as vital hubs for recreation and a gentle reminder of the region’s aquatic heritage. The absence of a central downtown bustle lends West Milford a dispersed charm, its villages and hamlets connected by winding roads that meander through the verdant, often mist-shrouded, embrace of the Ramapo Mountains.
Live animated radar for West Milford 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 | West Milford, Passaic County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 41.131207°N, 74.367375°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 07480 |
| Area Code | 973, 862 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This West Milford, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Milford, 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 West Milford includes coordinates 41.131207°N, 74.367375°W, situated in Passaic County. ZIP code 07480. 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.
