Plainfield, NJ 07061 Weather

Union County9:59 AM EDT40.67°N, 74.30°W

Current conditions

Clear
54°
Clear
Feels like 54°
High 61°·Low 45°
WindN 12 mph gusts 21 mph
Humidity50%
Dew point36°
Pressure30.25 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover14%
UV index1 Low
Sunrise7:15 AM
Sunset6:10 PM

Observed at Newark, Newark International Airport · 19 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Today

    Sunny, with a high near 61. North wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

  • Tonight

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

  • Thursday

    Sunny, with a high near 66. North wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 7 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Sunny 48°
  2. 10 AM Sunny 52°
  3. 11 AM Sunny 54°
  4. 12 PM Sunny 57°
  5. 1 PM Sunny 59°
  6. 2 PM Mostly Sunny 60°
  7. 3 PM Mostly Sunny 61°
  8. 4 PM Mostly Sunny 61°
  9. 5 PM Mostly Sunny 61°
  10. 6 PM Partly Cloudy 59°
  11. 7 PM Mostly Cloudy 57°
  12. 8 PM Mostly Cloudy 55°
  13. 9 PM Mostly Cloudy 53°
  14. 10 PM Mostly Cloudy 52°
  15. 11 PM Mostly Cloudy 51°
  16. Thu12 AM Mostly Cloudy 50°
  17. 1 AM Partly Cloudy 50°
  18. 2 AM Partly Cloudy 49°
  19. 3 AM Partly Cloudy 48°
  20. 4 AM Partly Cloudy 47°
  21. 5 AM Mostly Clear 46°
  22. 6 AM Sunny 46°
  23. 7 AM Sunny 45°
  24. 8 AM Sunny 46°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 21 Sunny Sunny45°61°
  2. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny43°66°
  3. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny39°58°
  4. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny40°61°
  5. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny44°65°
  6. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny48°68°
  7. TueOct 27 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny45°64°
  8. WedOct 28 Cloudy Cloudy48°58°
  9. ThuOct 29 Cloudy Cloudy48°58°
  10. FriOct 30 Cloudy Cloudy56°68°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

29
Good
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Forecast

  • WedGood (35)
  • ThuGood (40)

Northeast Urban, NJ reporting area · 59 min ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:15 AM
Sunset 6:10 PM
Daylight 10 h 54 min (−2 min 33 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 77% lit
Moonrise 3:49 PM Moonset 2:14 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low64° / 47°
Record high84° (2024)
Record low25° (1930)
Wettest1.98 in (1904)
Yesterday70° / 45°
Month to date1.98 in (normal 2.46 in)

Newark Area, records since 1843. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in OKX, issued 2 hrs ago

What Has Changed

Updated for Aviation.

Key Messages

1) Mainly dry conditions will continue into early next week with gusty N-NE winds continuing through the end of this week.

2) Minor coastal flooding expected across the south shore back bays of Nassau, western portions of the Great South Bay, and lower NY Harbor with late this afternoon/early evening high tide. Additional localized minor coastal flooding possible on Thursday.

Key Message 1

The low pressure/nor'easter located about 350 miles southeast of Fire Island will continue meandering today before gradually picking up speed tonight, then track ENE-NE away from the coast Thursday into Friday.

The main sensible weather impact will be from the continuation of gusty N-NE winds, especially close to the coast. Gusts 25-35 mph are anticipated with a low chance of a few immediate coast locations reaching 40 mph, mainly along the southeast coast of Long Island. Further inland, gusts 20-25 mph are expected. Gusts may become occasional or end away from the coast tonight where gusts 25-35 mph remain possible. By Thursday, gusts should be weaker as the storm starts moving further offshore.

Otherwise, a weak surface trough/cold front will move across the northeast late Thursday into Thursday night. This is associated with a fast moving northern stream trough that will help push the storm well offshore. Behind these systems, high pressure will reestablish itself over southeast Canada Thursday night and then builds over the northeast Friday into the weekend. The high will remain in control into early next week.

The forecast is largely dry through the next week. The only exception is for the east end/forks of Long Island where a brief shower is possible this evening as some moisture could pivot well NW of the offshore storm. There is a good amount of low level dry air to overcome, so it may just end up being a few sprinkles.

Mid and upper level clouds will increase from the SE through the day today with mostly cloudy conditions likely for eastern half of the area. These clouds will diminish late tonight into Thursday. Mostly clear conditions are then forecast through early next week.

The warmest day for the rest of the week will be Thursday where highs will reach the low to mid 60s. Temperatures should then be a bit below normal until a warming trend begins early next week.

Outlook For 12z Thursday Through Sunday

Thursday and Friday: VFR. N winds G15-20kt.

Saturday and Sunday: VFR.

Detailed information, including hourly TAF wind component forecasts, can be found at: https:/www.weather.gov/zny/n90

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