Plainfield, NJ 07061 Weather

Union County9:39 PM EDT40.67°N, 74.30°W

Current conditions

Clear
59°
Clear
Feels like 59°
High 64° Wednesday·Low 47° tonight
WindN 15 mph
Humidity60%
Dew point44°
Pressure30.24 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover5%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:14 AM
Sunset6:11 PM

Observed at Newark, Newark International Airport · 19 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Tonight

    Mostly clear. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 49 overnight. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

  • Wednesday

    Mostly sunny. High near 64, with temperatures falling to around 61 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

  • Wednesday Night

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind around 10 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 19 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Clear 58°
  2. 10 PM Mostly Clear 57°
  3. 11 PM Mostly Clear 55°
  4. Wed12 AM Mostly Clear 54°
  5. 1 AM Mostly Clear 53°
  6. 2 AM Mostly Clear 52°
  7. 3 AM Mostly Clear 51°
  8. 4 AM Partly Cloudy 49°
  9. 5 AM Partly Cloudy 49°
  10. 6 AM Mostly Sunny 48°
  11. 7 AM Mostly Sunny 47°
  12. 8 AM Sunny 48°
  13. 9 AM Mostly Sunny 49°
  14. 10 AM Mostly Sunny 52°
  15. 11 AM Mostly Sunny 54°
  16. 12 PM Mostly Sunny 56°
  17. 1 PM Mostly Sunny 59°
  18. 2 PM Mostly Sunny 60°
  19. 3 PM Mostly Sunny 60°
  20. 4 PM Mostly Sunny 62°
  21. 5 PM Mostly Sunny 61°
  22. 6 PM Partly Cloudy 59°
  23. 7 PM Partly Cloudy 57°
  24. 8 PM Partly Cloudy 56°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 20 Sunny Sunny47°69°
  2. WedOct 21 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny45°64°
  3. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny45°68°
  4. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny42°60°
  5. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny40°60°
  6. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny45°65°
  7. MonOct 26 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny50°69°
  8. TueOct 27 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy46°70°
  9. WedOct 28 Rain Rain0.11 in47°53°
  10. ThuOct 29 Cloudy Cloudy43°56°

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

  • TueGood (50)
  • WedGood (45)

Northeast Urban, NJ reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:14 AM
Sunset 6:11 PM
Daylight 10 h 56 min (−2 min 33 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 73% lit
Moonrise 3:26 PM Moonset 1:09 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low64° / 47°
Record high80° (2021)
Record low30° (1909)
Wettest2.43 in (1910)
Yesterday66° / 41°
Month to date1.98 in (normal 2.33 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

Changes to SCAs and gale warnings. Otherwise, no other significant changes at this time.

Key Messages

1) Mainly dry and breezy weather conditions are expected through Thursday of this week. Gusty NE flow through middle of week becomes less gusty and more northerly Thursday.

2) Brief minor coastal flooding for the high tide cycle Wednesday evening for some spots, and possibly again for at least the Thursday morning high tide cycle.

3) Strong high pressure will set the stage for much lighter winds Friday into early next week as well as a gradual warming trend.

Key Message 1

The nor'easter well southeast of Long Island is expected to slow down through the middle of this week. In the mid to upper levels, there will be a lack of steering flow as the geopotential height gradient is loose. This gradient tightens Thursday with more mid level flow with a more northwest to southeast orientation.

A deepening upper level trough approaching from SE Canada Thursday will steer the nor'easter offshore much farther out into the Atlantic thereafter through Thursday night. Thursday will still be breezy but not as much as the previous day. A dry cold frontal passage is expected.

With the center of high pressure staying north of the region and low pressure strengthening well southeast of Long Island, the pressure gradient will remain steep to allow for NE gusty winds through the middle of this week. Highest and most frequent gusts will be along the coast and less gusts and lower magnitude of gusts farther away from the coast going farther inland. Gusts forecast mainly in the range of 25 to 35 mph but some localized occasional peak gusts up to around 40 mph will be possible especially along the immediate coastline.

Now with the winds picking up, and the continuous flow, that is building the water heights with fetch. Increasing outer waves of 10 to 12 ft but with easterly component to the swell, which will really cut down on the breaking waves to the shore to more near the 4 to 7 ft range, overall on average under high surf advisory thresholds.

Most locations are expected to remain dry with this low passing well offshore but extreme eastern locations, such as the Twin Forks of Long Island and eastern New London CT could briefly have rain showers Wednesday night into early Thursday morning. Forecast rain amounts are under a quarter of an inch.

With boundary layer winds staying up and mixed, less of a diurnal temperature range is expected with temperatures through Thursday night. Forecast highs in the upper 50s to lower 60s Wednesday and more into the 60s for Thursday. Forecast lows mainly in mid 30s to 40s range for tonight through Thursday night.

Outlook For 00z 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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