Watchung, NJ Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Mostly Cloudy 37°F
Feels Like 37°F  
Humidity 76% Dew Point 30°F Wind Calm Barometer 30.3 in.769.6 mm
Solar Rad 49 w/m2
Report from a personal weather station 0.9 miles NNW of central Watchung
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Point Forecast at a Glance

ThuNov 20
Thu Nov 20: Partly Sunny, High 49F, Low 36F
49
36
FriNov 21
Fri Nov 21: Mostly Cloudy, High 55F, Low 43F
55
43
SatNov 22
Sat Nov 22: Rain, High 52F, Low 29F
20%
52
29
SunNov 23
Sun Nov 23: Mostly Sunny, High 49F, Low 36F
49
36
MonNov 24
Mon Nov 24: Mostly Sunny, High 54F, Low 37F
54
37
TueNov 25
Tue Nov 25: Rain, High 55F, Low 45F
30%
55
45
WedNov 26
Wed Nov 26: Rain, High 61F
30%
61
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

Warming trend through the week with high temperatures climbing from 49°F to 61°F. Unsettled weather expected with rain likely on at least 4 days.

Climate Context

Temperatures are expected to be near normal for this time of year, with highs around 54°F and lows around 35°F.

This Date in Weather History

1869 - A second great windstorm in three days struck Vermont and New York blowing railroad trains off their tracks.

More on this and other weather history

Watchung, NJ 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Nov 20

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Calm wind.

Friday Nov 21

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Rain Likely

Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday Nov 22

Rain

Day: A slight chance of rain before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Sunday Nov 23

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Monday Nov 24

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Tuesday Nov 25

Rain

Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Rain Likely

Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday Nov 26

Rain

Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 30%.


About Watchung, NJ

Watchung () is a borough in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located approximately 29 miles (47 km) west of New York City. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 6,449, an increase of 648 (+11.2%) from the 2010 census count of 5,801, which in turn reflected an increase of 188 (+3.3%) from the 5,613 counted in the 2000 census. It is located within the Raritan Valley region. Watchung was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 23, 1926, from portions of North Plainfield Township (now Green Brook Township) based on the results of a referendum held on April 20, 1926. The name "Watchung" comes from the Lenni Lenape Native Americans, meaning "high hills" or from "watschu," meaning "hill." In 2012, Forbes.com listed Watchung as 384th in its listing of "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes", with a median home price of $767,507. The borough is one of the state's highest-income communities. Based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) for 2014–2018, Watchung residents had a median household income of $153,341, almost double the statewide median of $79,363.

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