Current conditions at

Caldwell, Essex County Airport (KCDW)

Lat: 40.88°NLon: 74.28°WElev: 171ft.

Fair

78°F

26°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.13 in (1020.7 mb)
Dewpoint 72°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index80°F (27°C)
Last update 7 Aug 7:53 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

West Orange NJ

Heat Advisory August 7, 08:14am until August 8, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory August 7, 08:14am until August 8, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Sat

    Heat Advisory

  • Today

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then a slight chance of showers.  Patchy fog after 2am.  Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Light southwest wind.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 73 °F

    T-storms
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Heat index values as high as 95. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 73 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 87. West wind 6 to 9 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 88.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.

    Low: 73 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 97. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Light southwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Heat index values as high as 95. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 87. West wind 6 to 9 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 84.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 84.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
West Orange NJ
 40.81°N 74.26°W (Elev. 420 ft)
2:51 am EDT Aug 7, 2026
8am EDT Aug 7, 2026-6pm EDT Aug 13, 2026
 
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