7-Day Zone Forecast for Western Essex (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Western Essex
Issued by: National Weather Service Wakefield, VA
Last Update: 145 PM EST Sat Jan 17 2026
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This Afternoon: Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy in the evening, then cloudy with rain likely after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Sunday: Rain and snow in the morning, then snow in the afternoon. Snow accumulation around an inch. Cold with highs in the mid 30s. North winds around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy with a chance of snow in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Little or no additional snow accumulation. Much colder with lows around 18. Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming west around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of snow 50 percent.

Martin Luther King Jr Day: Sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Cold with lows 15 to 20.

Tuesday: Sunny, cold with highs in the lower 30s.

Tuesday Night: Clear, cold with lows 10 to 15.

Wednesday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.

Thursday: Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in the lower 20s.

Friday: Partly sunny. Highs around 40.







Zone Forecast: Western Essex

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