Essex County, NJ Weather Forecast and Current Conditions
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Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
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Point Forecast at a Glance
This Date in Weather History
1804 - A famous snow hurricane occurred. The unusual coastal storm caused northerly gales from Maine to New Jersey. Heavy snow fell across New England, with three feet reported at the crest of the Green Mountains. A foot of snow was reported in the Berkshires of southern New England, at Goshen CT.
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Essex County 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Friday Oct 10
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. West wind 2 to 6 mph.
Saturday Oct 11
Day: A chance of rain after 11am. Mostly cloudy. High near 66, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. East wind 3 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy. Low around 57, with temperatures rising to around 59 overnight. East wind 9 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Oct 12
Day: Rain likely. Cloudy. High near 64, with temperatures falling to around 62 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Night: Rain likely. Cloudy. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. Northeast wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Monday Oct 13
Day: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Night: Rain before 8pm, then rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday Oct 14
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Wednesday Oct 15
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 8pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Thursday Oct 16
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Friday Oct 17
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 7:04 AM
Sunset 6:26 PM
Last Light 6:53 PM
Moonset 11:23 AM
Close Tide Stations
Belleville
(5.3 miles away)
East Rutherford
(7.8 miles away)
Point No Point
(7.8 miles away)
Weather Near Essex County
Contiguous United States Extremes
Fri's High Temperature
100 at Death Valley, CA and Stovepipe Wells, CA
Fri's Low Temperature
17 at 32 Miles West Southwest Of Bynum, MT
Weather Folklore
When ditches and ponds offend the nose, Look for rain and stormy blows.
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About Essex County, New Jersey
Essex County is located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey, and is one of the centrally located counties in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the county was the state's second-most populous county, with a population of 863,728, its highest decennial count since the 1970 census and an increase of 79,759 (+10.2%) from the 2010 census count of 783,969. The county is part of the North Jersey region of the state.
The United States Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program estimated a 2024 population of 881,527 for Essex County, an increase of 17,799 (+2.1%) from the 2020 decennial census, which was ranked third-largest among New Jersey's 21 counties behind Bergen County (which had a population of 978,641) and Middlesex County (with 890,119). Its county seat is Newark, the state's most populous city with a 2020 census population of 311,549.
In 2015, the county had a per capita personal income of $60,030, the eighth-highest in New Jersey and 153rd highest of 3,113 counties in the U.S. The Bureau of Economic Analysis ranked the county as having the 94th-highest per capita income of all 3,113 counties in the U.S. and seventh-highest in New Jersey in 2009.
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