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Current conditions at

Caldwell, Essex County Airport (KCDW)

Lat: 40.88°NLon: 74.28°WElev: 171ft.

Fair

48°F

9°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.24 in (1024.6 mb)
Dewpoint 39°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 4 Mar 1:53 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Fairfield NJ

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Calm wind.

    High: 50 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of rain after 4am. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 35. Calm wind.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain, mainly after 7am. Patchy fog before 1pm. High near 43. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 43 °F

    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain. Low around 35. East wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 35 °F

    Rain

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of rain before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 44. Northeast wind around 6 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 36.

    Low: 36 °F

    Cloudy then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Cloudy, with a high near 58.

    High: 58 °F

    Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 46 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 61.

    High: 61 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Calm wind.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of rain after 4am. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 35. Calm wind.
Thursday
Rain, mainly after 7am. Patchy fog before 1pm. High near 43. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Rain. Low around 35. East wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of rain before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 44. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 36.
Saturday
Cloudy, with a high near 58.
Saturday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 61.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Fairfield NJ
 40.88°N 74.3°W (Elev. 167 ft)
Last Update:
1:59 pm EST Mar 4, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm EST Mar 4, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 10, 2026
 
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