Branchburg, NJ Weather Forecast
Somerset County, New Jersey
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Branchburg, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Branchburg, NJ at a glance
Branchburg is home to about 15,246 people in Somerset County, across 20 square miles. It ranks 166th by population of 450 places in New Jersey with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Readington, 3 miles away.
- County
- Somerset County
- Population
- 15,246 2023 est.
- Land area
- 20 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 760
- Forecast point
- 40.5600°N, 74.7161°W
How well can the network see Branchburg?
The nearest Doppler radar is KDIX (Philadelphia, PA), to the SSE. Its lowest scan passes about 3,100 ft above Branchburg. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form.
The closest weather station is KSMQ (Somerville/Somerset Arpt). Representative on most days, though a thunderstorm can hit one and miss the other.
Forecasts near Branchburg
- Readington, NJ3 mi
- Raritan, NJ4 mi
- Hillsborough, NJ5 mi
- Somerville, NJ6 mi
- Bridgewater, NJ6 mi
- Manville, NJ7 mi
- Bedminster, NJ8 mi
- Flemington, NJ8 mi
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