Plainfield, NJ Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (07060)
Feels Like 59°F
Current Weather
Feels Like 59°F
Forecast at a Glance
This Date in Weather History
1987 - Showers and thunderstorms produced heavy rain which caused flooding in North Carolina, West Virginia, Virginia and Pennsylvania. Parts of Virginia received 3 to 4 inches of rain in just two hours early in the day. Later in the day, three to five inch rains deluged Cumberland County of south central Pennsylvania. Evening thunderstorms produced seven inches of rain at Marysville PA, most of which fell in three hours time.
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Plainfield 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Thursday Sep 11
Day: Sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 80 in the afternoon. North wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North wind around 3 mph.
Friday Sep 12
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind 1 to 5 mph.
Saturday Sep 13
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Sunday Sep 14
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Monday Sep 15
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Tuesday Sep 16
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Wednesday Sep 17
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 6:35 AM
Sunset 7:15 PM
Last Light 7:42 PM
Moonset 12:24 PM
Close Tide Stations
Rahway River, RR. Bridge
(9.5 miles away)
Woodbridge Creek, 0.8 n.mi. above entrance
(9.7 miles away)
Contiguous United States Extremes
Thu's High Temperature
104 at 4 Miles South Of Tolleson, AZ and Phoenix, AZ
Thu's Low Temperature
29 at Austin, NV
Weather Folklore
Guitar strings shorten before a rain.
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About Plainfield, New Jersey
Plainfield is a city in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Nicknamed "The Queen City", it serves as both a regional hub for Central New Jersey and a bedroom suburb of the New York Metropolitan area, located in the Raritan Valley region. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population, majority Latino for the first time, was 54,586. This was an increase of 4,778 (+9.6%) from the 2010 census count of 49,808, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,979 (+4.1%) from the 47,829 counted in the 2000 census. In 2023, the Census Bureau estimated the city's population to be 54,670.
The area of present-day Plainfield was originally formed as Plainfield Township, a township that was created on April 5, 1847, from portions of Westfield Township, while the area was still part of Essex County. On March 19, 1857, Plainfield Township became part of the newly created Union County.
Plainfield was incorporated as a city by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 21, 1869, from portions of Plainfield Township, based on the results of a referendum held that same day. The city and township coexisted until March 6, 1878, when Plainfield Township was dissolved and parts were absorbed by Plainfield city, with the remainder becoming Fanwood Township (now known as Scotch Plains).
The name "Plainfield", also used in both North Plainfield and South Plainfield, is derived from a local estate or from its scenic location.
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