Lake Hopatcong, NJ Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Clear 27°F
Feels Like 25°F  
Humidity 93% Dew Point 25°F Wind SW 2 MPH Gusts 3 Barometer 31.21 in.
Report from a personal weather station 2.7 mi. N of central Lake Hopatcong
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Point Forecast at a Glance

ThuDec 4
Thu Dec 4: Snow Showers, High 35F, Low 11F
20%
35
11
FriDec 5
Fri Dec 5: Snow, High 27F, Low 20F
20%
27
20
SatDec 6
Sat Dec 6: Snow, High 35F, Low 22F
20%
35
22
SunDec 7
Sun Dec 7: Partly Sunny, High 37F, Low 19F
37
19
MonDec 8
Mon Dec 8: Mostly Sunny, High 26F, Low 10F
26
10
TueDec 9
Tue Dec 9: Partly Sunny, High 29F, Low 21F
29
21
WedDec 10
Wed Dec 10: Rain And Snow, High 37F
30%
37
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures remain relatively stable through the week, ranging from 26°F to 37°F. Unsettled weather expected with snow likely on at least 5 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 10°F below the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 42°F with lows around 26°F.

This Date in Weather History

1972 - Winds gusting to 70 mph sent the temperature at Livingston, MT, plunging from 52 degrees to 18 degrees in just twenty minutes.

More on this and other weather history

Lake Hopatcong, NJ 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Dec 4

Snow Showers

Day: A slight chance of snow showers between 9am and 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 11. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Friday Dec 5

Snow

Day: A slight chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 27. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Snow

Night: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Dec 6

Snow

Day: A slight chance of snow before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Sunday Dec 7

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 37.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Monday Dec 8

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.

Tuesday Dec 9

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 29.

Snow

Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Dec 10

Rain And Snow

Day: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 30%.


About Lake Hopatcong, NJ

Lake Hopatcong is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Township, in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It includes communities on the northeast side of Lake Hopatcong, the largest freshwater body in the state. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 10,232.

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