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This is the current conditions weather report for Raritan. The report was made 66 minutes ago, at 12:53 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 6 miles per hour / 9.3 kilometers per hour from the westnorthwest (290°). The temperature was 19°F / -7°C, with a dew-point at 19°F / -7°C. The temperature felt like 12°F / -11°C. The atmospheric pressure was 29.85 inHg / 1012 hPa. The relative humidity was 63%. The skies were overcast.

Raritan is a Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 6,338. Raritan is located at 40.571302, -74.637405. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 5.3 km² (2.0 mi²), all land.

The Raritan train station offers New Jersey Transit service on the Raritan Valley Line. The station is north of the town center on Thompson Street. The station building is south of the tracks in the main parking lot and was built in the early 1890's. There are also three other small lots for this station. Raritan is the last station to the west that is serviced by all Raritan Valley Line trains.

In the borough the population was spread out with 22.3% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 35.0% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.

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