Rockaway, NJ Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

WEATHER ALERTS - Special Weather Statement

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Cloudy with Light Rain 43°F
Feels Like 42°F  
Humidity 70% Dew Point 34°F Wind NW 3 MPH Gusts 8 Barometer 30.02 in.762.5 mm
Solar Rad 274 w/m2 UV Index 2
Report from a personal weather station 1.1 miles WNW of central Rockaway
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Point Forecast at a Glance

ThuNov 13
Thu Nov 13: Showers, High 49F, Low 32F
40%
49
32
FriNov 14
Fri Nov 14: Increasing Clouds, High 47F, Low 28F
47
28
SatNov 15
Sat Nov 15: Partly Sunny, High 49F, Low 39F
49
39
SunNov 16
Sun Nov 16: Rain, High 58F, Low 34F
40%
58
34
MonNov 17
Mon Nov 17: Mostly Sunny, High 47F, Low 31F
47
31
TueNov 18
Tue Nov 18: Mostly Sunny, High 48F, Low 33F
48
33
WedNov 19
Wed Nov 19: Partly Sunny, High 49F
49
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures remain relatively stable through the week, ranging from 47°F to 58°F. Some rain possible with at least 3 days showing precipitation chances of 20% or higher.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 3°F below the historical average for November. Normal highs for this period are around 53°F with lows around 34°F.

This Date in Weather History

1933 - The first dust storm of the great dust bowl era of the 1930s occurred. The dust storm, which had spread from Montana to the Ohio Valley the day before, prevailed from Georgia to Maine resulting in a black rain over New York and a brown snow in Vermont. Parts of South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa reported zero visibility on the 12th. On the 13th, dust reduced the visibility to half a mile in Tennessee.

More on this and other weather history

Rockaway, NJ 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Nov 13

Showers

Day: Scattered showers before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Nov 14

Increasing Clouds

Day: Increasing clouds, with a high near 47. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Saturday Nov 15

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.

Rain

Night: Rain. Low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday Nov 16

Rain

Day: A chance of rain before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

Monday Nov 17

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Tuesday Nov 18

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Wednesday Nov 19

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 49.


About Rockaway, NJ

Rockaway is a borough in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 6,598, an increase of 160 (+2.5%) from the 2010 census count of 6,438, which in turn reflected a decline of 35 (−0.5%) from the 6,473 counted in the 2000 census.

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