Heavy Rainfall and Severe Weather Along the East Coast; Unsettled Weather in the Pacific Northwest

A cold front across the East Coast will continue to bring heavy to excessive rainfall, gusty to damaging winds, and a possible tornado through Friday. A series of Pacific storms will continue impacts through the middle of next week across the Pacific Northwest and northern California coast. Gusty winds, low elevation rainfall, and high elevation snow are expected. Read More >

Current conditions at

Somerville, Somerset Airport (KSMQ)

Lat: 40.62°NLon: 74.67°WElev: 105ft.

Fog/Mist

66°F

19°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed N 3 mph
Barometer 29.85 in (1010.6 mb)
Dewpoint 65°F (18°C)
Visibility 6.00 mi
Last update 6 Nov 8:53 am EST
Extended Forecast for

South Plainfield NJ

  • Today

    Today: Rain and thunderstorms before 3pm, then rain likely.  High near 69. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 69 °F

    Rain

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain, mainly before 7pm.  Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 50. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 50 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 62. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 61.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Rain and thunderstorms before 3pm, then rain likely. High near 69. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of rain, mainly before 7pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 50. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 62. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 61.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Veterans Day
Sunny, with a high near 62.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
South Plainfield NJ
 40.56°N 74.4°W (Elev. 89 ft)
4:07 am EST Nov 6, 2026
9am EST Nov 6, 2026-6pm EST Nov 12, 2026
 
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