Freeze Warning
Ends in 10 h 16 min
When
From 10 PM this evening to 9 AM EDT Sunday.
Where
Mercer, Western Monmouth, Middlesex, Atlantic, Cumberland, Northwestern Burlington, Ocean, and Southeastern Burlington Counties.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 degrees and widespread frost expected.
Impacts
Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Precautionary actions
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Areas: Middlesex; Western Monmouth; Mercer; Northwestern Burlington; Ocean; Cumberland; Atlantic; Southeastern Burlington
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Observed 10:06 PM EDT at KMIV

Fortescue, NJ weather

Freeze Warning. 39°4° and clear now.

Forecasts agree

Now 39°4°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 10 AM
Dew point: 38°3°; Comfortable
Humidity: 96%; Air 39°4°, dew point 38°3° · fog or dew likely
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 25Good; PM2.5 (fine particles) · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.56 inHg1035 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° warmer than this time yesterday (37°3° then, 39°4° now)

Good hours for

Low 38°3° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 63°17° tomorrow at 2 PM
Below 50°10° tomorrow night after 9 PM

TonightDown to 40°4° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 63°17° by 2 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 42°6° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 67°19° by 3 PM · Clear
Monday nightDown to 53°12° by 9 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 10p	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 53°12°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	1%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	2%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 50°10°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	2%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 49°9°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	7%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 48°9°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	7%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	2%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 47°8°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 47°8°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	2%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	71%	0%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	59%	1%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	53%	0%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	48%	0%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	43%	0%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	44%	0%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	44%	0%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	48%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	1%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	2%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	3%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	2%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 54°12°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 54°12°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	3%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 50°10°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	32%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	44%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	34%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	12%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	1%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	64%	1%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	60%	3%	4
Mon 2p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	56%	4%	4
Mon 3p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	52%	6%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	52%	0%	2
Mon 5p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	56%	0%	1
Mon 6p	Clear	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	62%	0%	0
Mon 7p	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	72%	0%	0
Mon 8p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	0%	0
Mon 9p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	89%	0%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 63°17°, low 38°3°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Patchy frost. Clear, with a low around 38. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
62°17°–64°18°
Low, likely
36°2°–39°4°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 64°18°, low 42°6°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 42. Southwest wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
37°3°–46°8°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 67°19°, low 46°8°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 67. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 46. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
41°5°–50°10°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 65°18°, low 44°7°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
44°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 50°10°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
42°6°–52°11°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 69°21°, low 52°11°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 56°13°. Typical 61°16° / 39°4°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 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
63°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–60°16°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 39°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 68°20°, low 62°17°. Typical 61°16° / 39°4°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.16 in3.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  20% chance
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
64°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
59°15°–67°19°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 39°4°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
2

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 63°, low 38°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 64°, low 42°.
Monday
Dry, high 67°, low 46°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 63–69°.

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

Murderkill River at Bowers Beach (IN MLLW)

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.8 ft

Forecast peak 6.8 ft Tue 10 AM, minor flooding

Reading from Sat 10:06 PM · NWS gauge page

Maurice River at Bivalve (IN MLLW)

7.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.0 ft

Forecast peak 7.3 ft Sun 9 AM

Reading from Sat 9:06 PM · NWS gauge page

Cohansey River at Greenwich (IN MLLW)

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.5 ft

Reading from Sat 9:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Cohansey River at Seeley

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.9 ft
Flow: 19 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 71% less heating than a typical week.

This week 27Typical 92

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 20
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 10 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 38°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 1:00 PM–5:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Millville Municipal Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1943–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−4°−2°MonOct 19
—TueOct 20
+1°±0°WedOct 21
+3°+1°ThuOct 22
−6°−3°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 49 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 25 min less
Golden hour: 5:32–6:26 PM; Morning 7:03–7:56 AM
Blue hour: 6:26–6:36 PM; Morning 6:52–7:03 AM; first light 6:52 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 10:44 PM–6:53 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:31 AM · rises 5:05 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Fortescue. Open water to the horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

1 active weather alert

Freeze Warning

Fortescue, NJ weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Murderkill River at Bowers Beach (IN MLLW)

Maurice River at Bivalve (IN MLLW)

Cohansey River at Greenwich (IN MLLW)

Cohansey River at Seeley

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