Frost Advisory
Starts in 8 h 31 min
When
From midnight tonight to 9 AM EDT Sunday.
Where
Portions of central, northern, and southern New Jersey.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Temperatures as low as 32 degrees will result in frost formation.
Impacts
Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.
Precautionary actions
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Areas: Middlesex; Western Monmouth; Eastern Monmouth; Mercer; Salem; Gloucester; Camden; Northwestern Burlington; Ocean; Cumberland; Atlantic; Cape May; Southeastern Burlington
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Observed 3:10 PM EDT at KVAY

Cookstown, NJ weather

Sunny and 61°16°, jacket by 7 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 61°16°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the west. Light through 3 AM
Dew point: 36°2°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 24Good; Ozone · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.53 inHg1034 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 50°10° tonight after 8 PM
Low 33°1° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 64°18° tomorrow at 1 PM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (60°16° → 48°9°)

This afternoonNear 62°17° · Clear
TonightDown to 35°2° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 65°18° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 36°2° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 67°19° by 2 PM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	38%	10%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	36%	17%	2
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	39%	21%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	45%	18%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	57%	10%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	74%	6%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	79%	9%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	82%	20%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	85%	5%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	16%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	43%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	47%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	92%	41%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	92%	42%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	92%	40%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	33°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	92%	40%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	34°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	92%	40%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	92%	1%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	82%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	61%	0%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	49%	1%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	42%	1%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	35%	1%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	34%	0%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	33%	0%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	33%	0%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	38%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	44%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	85%	1%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	85%	3%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	3%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	85%	1%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	3%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	92%	2%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	92%	10%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	92%	16%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	92%	13%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	13%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 38°3° to 51°11°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	15%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	13%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	1%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	56%	11%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	50%	0%	4
Mon 2p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	45%	3%	4

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 63°17°, low 33°1°. Typical 63°17° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 35°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 63. Wind around 0 mph.
Tonight: Areas of frost after 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Northwest wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
61°16°–63°17°
Low, likely
33°1°–36°2°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 39°4°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 66°19°, low 34°1°. Typical 63°17° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Areas of frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind around 0 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 34. West wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
34°1°–37°3°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 39°4°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 69°21°, low 45°7°. Typical 63°17° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
35°2°–45°7°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 62°17°, low 37°3°. Typical 62°17° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Low, likely
37°3°–48°9°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 38°3°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 41°5°. Typical 62°17° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–63°17°
Low, likely
37°3°–44°7°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 38°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 47°8°. Typical 62°17° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 38°3°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 61°16° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 37°3°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 61°16° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 37°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 60°16° / 37°3°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 37°3°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 61°16°. Typical 60°16° / 36°2°. Rain 0.51 in13 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 72°22°
  20% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 67°20°
  20% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–76°24°
Low, likely
59°15°–66°19°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 36°2°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 63°, low 33°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 66°, low 34°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 69°, low 45°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 62–72°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (PHI) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue

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Full-screen radar

Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Delaware River at Burlington (IN MLLW)

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.8 ft

Forecast peak 9.5 ft Mon 3 PM, minor flooding

Reading from Sat 1:36 PM · NWS gauge page

North Branch Rancocas Creek at Pemberton

8.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.6 ft
Flow: 57 cfs

Forecast peak 1.6 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Assunpink Creek at Trenton

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.9 ft
Flow: 68 cfs

Forecast peak 2.9 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Delaware River at Trenton

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.6 ft
Flow: 4,290 cfs

Forecast peak 8.6 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 1:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 67% less heating than a typical week.

This week 34Typical 103

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 27
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 21 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 35°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 4:00 PM–5:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

HIGHTSTOWN 2 W · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1891–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−10°−6°SunOct 18
−7°−4°MonOct 19
−3°−2°TueOct 20
+1°WedOct 21
−1°ThuOct 22
+1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Cookstown weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 47 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 28 min less
Golden hour: 5:28–6:22 PM; Morning 7:01–7:56 AM
Blue hour: 6:22–6:33 PM; Morning 6:50–7:01 AM; first light 6:50 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:33 PM–1 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:29 AM · rises 5:02 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Cookstown. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,800 ft, 13 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

1 active weather alert

Frost Advisory

Cookstown, NJ weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Delaware River at Burlington (IN MLLW)

North Branch Rancocas Creek at Pemberton

Assunpink Creek at Trenton

Delaware River at Trenton

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon