Current conditions at

Caldwell, Essex County Airport (KCDW)

Lat: 40.88°NLon: 74.28°WElev: 171ft.

Partly Cloudy

86°F

30°C

Humidity 51%
Wind Speed N 9 mph
Barometer 29.99 in (1015.9 mb)
Dewpoint 66°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index88°F (31°C)
Last update 9 Aug 12:53 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Fairfield NJ

Heat Advisory until August 9, 07:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory until August 9, 07:00pm

    NOW until 7:00pm Sun

    Heat Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 92 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Calm wind.

    Low: 69 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 98. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 2am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 70. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 70 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.

    Low: 67 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 2pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of showers before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 66 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 96. West wind around 6 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Calm wind.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 98. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 70. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Fairfield NJ
 40.86°N 74.31°W (Elev. 184 ft)
2:58 am EDT Aug 9, 2026
1pm EDT Aug 9, 2026-6pm EDT Aug 15, 2026
 
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