Heavy to Excessive Rains in The Four Corners Region and Midwest; Heat Persists in the South-Central U.S.

Repeated rounds of showers and thunderstorms could bring a flash flooding threat across the Four Corners region and from the mid-Mississippi Valley into the lower Great Lakes. Hot temperatures and high humidity will continue to challenge daily records from the Southern Plains to the lower Mississippi Valley. Read More >

Current conditions at

Somerville, Somerset Airport (KSMQ)

Lat: 40.62°NLon: 74.67°WElev: 105ft.

Fair

74°F

23°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.26 in (1024.5 mb)
Dewpoint 68°F (20°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 16 Sep 6:53 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Chester NJ

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 5am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Calm wind.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A slight chance of showers after 2pm.  Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 81 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 65 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 79. North wind around 10 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. North wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

    High: 72 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers after 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers, mainly after 8am.  High near 70. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 70 °F

    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Showers, mainly before 8pm.  Low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 55 °F

    Showers then
    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Calm wind.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 79. North wind around 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday
Showers, mainly after 8am. High near 70. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night
Showers, mainly before 8pm. Low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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Point Forecast:
Chester NJ
 40.79°N 74.7°W (Elev. 748 ft)
6:57 pm EDT Sep 16, 2026
7pm EDT Sep 16, 2026-6pm EDT Sep 23, 2026
 
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