Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

More record warm temperatures are forecast this week from California, Southwest, Plains then into the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. The warmth combining with dry conditions may result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, another Pacific system will move across the Pacific Northwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snows. For Hawaii, conditions improving. Read More >

Current conditions at

Caldwell, Essex County Airport (KCDW)

Lat: 40.88°NLon: 74.28°WElev: 171ft.

Light Rain

58°F

14°C

Humidity 70%
Wind Speed Vrbl 6 mph
Barometer 29.70 in (1006.2 mb)
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 22 Mar 7:53 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSE Oak Ridge NJ

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers, mainly after 2am.  Low around 38. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 38 °F

    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: Showers likely, mainly before 10am.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 45. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 45 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 46 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53.

    High: 53 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58.

    High: 58 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 42 °F

    Rain Likely

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers, mainly after 2am. Low around 38. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Monday
Showers likely, mainly before 10am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 45. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 53.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Thursday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday
Rain likely before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 42.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SSE Oak Ridge NJ
 41.01°N 74.45°W (Elev. 889 ft)
4:09 pm EDT Mar 22, 2026
8pm EDT Mar 22, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 29, 2026
 
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