Piscataway, NJ Weather

Middlesex County11:08 AM EDT40.50°N, 74.40°WElevation 98 ft

Current conditions

Clear
52°
Clear
Feels like 52°
High 61°·Low 37°
WindCalm
Humidity54%
Dew point36°
Pressure30.56 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover20%
UV index3 Moderate
Sunrise7:19 AM
Sunset6:06 PM

Observed at Somerville, Somerset Airport · 23 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Saturday

    Patchy frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 61.

  • Saturday Night

    Clear, with a low around 37.

  • Sunday

    Sunny, with a high near 65.

National Weather Service forecast updated 2 days ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Sunny 54°
  2. 12 PM Sunny 57°
  3. 1 PM Sunny 59°
  4. 2 PM Sunny 60°
  5. 3 PM Sunny 61°
  6. 4 PM Sunny 61°
  7. 5 PM Sunny 60°
  8. 6 PM Clear 56°
  9. 7 PM Clear 51°
  10. 8 PM Clear 49°
  11. 9 PM Clear 46°
  12. 10 PM Clear 44°
  13. 11 PM Clear 42°
  14. Sun12 AM Clear 41°
  15. 1 AM Clear 40°
  16. 2 AM Clear 40°
  17. 3 AM Clear 39°
  18. 4 AM Clear 38°
  19. 5 AM Clear 38°
  20. 6 AM Sunny 37°
  21. 7 AM Sunny 37°
  22. 8 AM Sunny 39°
  23. 9 AM Sunny 44°
  24. 10 AM Sunny 50°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 21 Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy41°
  2. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny41°68°
  3. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny36°60°
  4. TodayOct 24 Patchy Frost then Sunny Patchy Frost then Sunny37°61°
  5. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny41°65°
  6. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny46°68°
  7. TueOct 27 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny44°65°
  8. WedOct 28 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny61°
  9. ThuOct 29 Sunny Sunny46°63°
  10. FriOct 30 Sunny Sunny43°64°

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

43
Good
Fine particles (PM2.5)

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

Forecast

  • SatModerate (55)
  • SunModerate (65)
  • MonModerate (65)

Central, NJ reporting area · 2 hrs ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:19 AM
Sunset 6:06 PM
Daylight 10 h 47 min (−2 min 29 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 97% lit
Moonrise 4:56 PM Moonset 5:31 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low63° / 46°
Month to date1.98 in (normal 2.84 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 PHI, issued 12 hrs ago

What Has Changed

Aviation section updated for 00Z TAFs.

Marine section updated.

Key Messages

1. Elevated tide cycles persist due to Post- Tropical Cyclone Josephine well off the coast, resulting in widespread minor coastal flooding continuing for back bay areas in Ocean County, NJ and Sussex County, DE.

2. Frost and freeze impacts tonight and Saturday night where the growing season continues.

Discussion

KEY MESSAGE 1...Elevated tide cycles persist due to Post- Tropical Cyclone Josephine well off the coast, resulting in widespread minor coastal flooding continuing for back bay areas in Ocean County, NJ and Sussex County, DE.

Post-Tropical Cyclone Josephine has pulled away from the region as it's now over the Canadian Maritimes. However elevated water levels persist, mainly in the back bay areas of Ocean County, NJ and Sussex County, Delaware. The Coastal Flood Advisory for these counties is in effect until 7 AM Saturday.

KEY MESSAGE 2...Frost and freeze impacts tonight and Saturday night where the growing season continues.

A Freeze Warning was issued for areas north and west of the I-95 corridor from midnight until 9 AM Saturday where the growing season remains active. For the I-95 corridor and areas south and east, a Frost Advisory was issued from midnight until 9 AM Saturday for all other zones, excluding Sussex County in Delaware and the barrier islands in New Jersey.

As an upper-level trough pivots across the Northeast tonight, a strong mid-level ridge in the Plains to Midwest shifts eastward through the weekend. This will support strong surface high pressure shifting eastward into the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic through the weekend.

A chilly and dry airmass will accompany this strong surface high, and as the high itself settles more overhead, forecast soundings show surface winds decoupling. This will set the stage for efficient radiational cooling both tonight and Saturday night. The forecast lows are in the upper 20s to mid 30s for much of the area (with the only exception along the immediate coastal strip) with a favorable setup for frost and freeze. Some scattered to broken cirrus will be in place overnight. However, the thin cloud coverage will be the only limiting reagent to the efficient radiational cooling. This will probably slow cooling down by a few degrees at best, likely aiding to prevent a widespread freeze situation, but it is not expected to slam the brakes hard on the efficient radiational cooling setup overnight.

Aviation

The following discussion is for KPHL, KPNE, KTTN, KABE, KRDG, KILG, KMIV, KACY and surrounding areas.

Tonight...VFR. Winds will go calm for a time, then increase slightly out of the north to northeast less than 5 kts after 06Z. High confidence.

Saturday...VFR. Winds 5 kts or less favoring a north to northeast direction early, then shifting more easterly and becoming variable after 18Z. Winds may become calm at times. High confidence.

Saturday night...VFR/SKC. Calm winds. High confidence.

Outlook...

Sunday through Wednesday...VFR. No significant weather expected.

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