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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Caldwell, Essex County Airport (KCDW)

Lat: 40.88°NLon: 74.28°WElev: 171ft.

Overcast

49°F

9°C

Humidity 50%
Wind Speed NW 8 mph
Barometer 29.98 in (1015.9 mb)
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill46°F (8°C)
Last update 19 Apr 6:53 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Fairfield NJ

Freeze Warning April 21, 12:00am until April 21, 09:00am
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Freeze Warning

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, clear, then becoming mostly cloudy toward daybreak, with a low around 36. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Patchy Frost

  • Monday

    Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Light west wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 55 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 41. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 62.

    High: 62 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

    High: 72 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

    Low: 48 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, clear, then becoming mostly cloudy toward daybreak, with a low around 36. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Light west wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 41. South wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Fairfield NJ
 40.88°N 74.3°W (Elev. 167 ft)
Last Update:
6:50 pm EDT Apr 19, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm EDT Apr 19, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 26, 2026
 
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