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  • Freeze Warning

    Starts in 4 h 47 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 precautions

    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 4:55 PM EDT at KEWR

Hopelawn, NJ weather

Freeze Warning. 63°17° and mostly sunny now.

Today: low 37°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°), high 64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°).

Mostly agree

Now 63°17°

Mostly sunny

Wind
6 mph9 km/h
From the west-northwest. Up to 6 mph9 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point
28°−2°
Dry · up to 37°3° by 8 PM (comfortable)
UV tomorrow
4Moderate
Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality
37Good
Ozone · tomorrow moderate
Pressure
30.51 inHg1033 hPa
Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.7 hPa in 3 h

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

2°1° warmer than this time yesterday (61°16° then, 63°17° now)

Good hours for
  • Below 50°10° tonight after 9 PM
  • Low 37°3° tomorrow at 6 AM
  • Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM
  • High 66°19° tomorrow at 3 PM
  1. TonightDown to 38°3° by 4 AM · Clear
  2. Tomorrow morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Clear
  3. Tomorrow afternoonUp to 66°19° by 3 PM · Clear
  4. Tomorrow nightDown to 40°4° by 5 AM · Clear
  5. Monday morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Clear
  6. Monday afternoonUp to 70°21° by 3 PM · Clear
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 5pMostly sunny62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)62°17°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h36%40%1
Sat 6pClear59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)59°15°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h42%19%0
Sat 7pCloudy55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)55°13°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h49%58%0
Sat 8pMostly clear51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)51°11°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h59%51%0
Sat 9pMostly clear49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)49°9°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h61%47%0
Sat 10pClear46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)46°8°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h68%27%0
Sat 11pClear44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)44°7°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h73%16%0
Sun 12aClear42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)42°6°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h79%13%0
Sun 1aClear41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)41°5°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h82%6%0
Sun 2aClear39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)39°4°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h89%0%0
Sun 3aClear39°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)39°4°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h85%0%0
Sun 4aClear38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)38°3°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h85%0%0
Sun 5aClear38°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)38°3°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h85%0%0
Sun 6aClear37°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)37°3°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h89%0%0
Sun 7aSunny37°3° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)37°3°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h89%0%0
Sun 8aSunny37°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)37°3°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h92%0%0
Sun 9aSunny45°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)45°7°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h70%0%1
Sun 10aSunny52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)52°11°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h59%0%2
Sun 11aSunny57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)57°14°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h47%0%3
Sun 12pSunny61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)61°16°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h41%0%4
Sun 1pSunny63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)63°17°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h36%0%4
Sun 2pSunny65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)65°18°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h34%0%4
Sun 3pSunny66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)66°19°0%5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h32%0%3
Sun 4pSunny66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)66°19°0%5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h33%0%2
Sun 5pSunny65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)65°18°0%5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h35%0%1
Sun 6pClear61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)61°16°0%5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h42%0%0
Sun 7pClear58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)58°14°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h49%0%0
Sun 8pClear53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)53°12°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h61%0%0
Sun 9pClear51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)51°11°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h66%0%0
Sun 10pClear49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)49°9°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h71%0%0
Sun 11pClear47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)47°8°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h76%0%0
Mon 12aClear44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)44°7°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h86%0%0
Mon 1aClear43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)43°6°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h89%0%0
Mon 2aClear42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)42°6°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h93%1%0
Mon 3aClear42°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)42°6°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h93%2%0
Mon 4aClear41°5° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)39°4°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h100%2%0
Mon 5aClear40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)38°3°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h100%3%0
Mon 6aClear40°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)38°3°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h100%14%0
Mon 7aSunny40°4° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)38°3°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph14 km/h100%9%0
Mon 8aSunny41°5° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)39°4°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h100%18%0
Mon 9aSunny48°9° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)47°8°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h80%14%1
Mon 10aSunny54°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)54°12°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h66%11%2
Mon 11aSunny59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)59°15°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h57%2%3
Mon 12pSunny63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)63°17°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h50%1%4
Mon 1pSunny66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)66°19°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h45%3%4
Mon 2pSunny68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)68°20°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h44%0%4
Mon 3pSunny70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)70°21°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h41%1%3
Mon 4pSunny70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)70°21°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h42%2%2

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
  1. Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 37°3°. Typical 63°17° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Mostly clear, 51°11°

      Dry

    2. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 38°3°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 64. Southwest wind around 0 mph.

    Tonight: Patchy frost after 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West wind around 0 mph.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    60°16°–64°18°
    Low, likely
    36°2°–40°4°
    Typical high / low
    63°17° / 46°8°
    Wind
    7 mph11 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 67°19°, low 40°4°. Typical 63°17° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 37°3°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 66°19°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 53°12°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 40°4°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Patchy frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 67. West wind 0 to 5 mph.

    Night: Clear, with a low around 40. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    64°18°–67°19°
    Low, likely
    36°2°–40°4°
    Typical high / low
    63°17° / 46°8°
    Wind
    7 mph11 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 62°17° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 41°5°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 70°21°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 58°15°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 51°11°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. West wind around 5 mph.

    Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    67°19°–70°21°
    Low, likely
    37°3°–47°8°
    Typical high / low
    62°17° / 45°7°
    Wind
    8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 62°17°, low 42°6°. Typical 62°17° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 49°10°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 59°15°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 52°11°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 45°7°

      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 42.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    57°14°–62°17°
    Low, likely
    42°6°–52°11°
    Typical high / low
    62°17° / 45°7°
    Wind
    10 mph16 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 62°17°, low 45°7°. Typical 62°17° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Mostly sunny, 44°7°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 58°14°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 53°12°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 48°9°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    55°13°–62°17°
    Low, likely
    41°5°–46°8°
    Typical high / low
    62°17° / 45°7°
    Wind
    10 mph16 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 69°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 61°16° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 47°8°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 66°19°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 58°14°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 51°11°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

    Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    64°18°–69°21°
    Low, likely
    45°7°–49°9°
    Typical high / low
    61°16° / 44°7°
    Wind
    8 mph13 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 61°16° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 51°10°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 73°23°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 62°17°

      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 73.

    Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    72°22°–73°23°
    Low, likely
    48°9°–52°11°
    Typical high / low
    61°16° / 44°7°
    Wind
    7 mph11 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 60°16° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 51°11°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Mostly sunny, 68°20°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 59°15°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 56°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
    63°17°–70°21°
    Low, likely
    45°7°–55°13°
    Typical high / low
    60°16° / 44°7°
    Wind
    10 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 54°12°. Typical 60°16° / 43°6°. 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, 67°19°

      20% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 62°17°

      30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 62°16°

      40% chance · 0.2 in5.1 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
    61°16°–72°22°
    Low, likely
    52°11°–57°14°
    Typical high / low
    60°16° / 43°6°
    Wind
    10 mph16 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 59°15°. Typical 60°16° / 43°6°. Rain 0.57 in14 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 63°17°

      30% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Showers, 70°21°

      30% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Showers, 67°19°

      30% chance · 0.22 in5.6 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
    64°18°–75°24°
    Low, likely
    56°13°–65°18°
    Typical high / low
    60°16° / 43°6°
    Wind
    17 mph28 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 64°, low 37°.

  2. Tomorrow

    Dry, high 67°, low 40°, warming up.

  3. Monday

    Dry, high 70°, low 47°, warming up.

  4. Rest of week

    Mostly dry, highs 62–73°.

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.

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For your home

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

Heating this week

About 64% less heating than a typical week.

This week 29Typical 81

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F
22
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 15 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 28°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 12:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Newark Liberty International Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1843–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Normal high / low
63°17° / 46°8°
Forecast high / low
64°18° / 37°3°
Record high
83°28° in 2001
Record low
26°−3° in 1845

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1°0° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

  1. −7°−4°SunOct 18
  2. −3°−2°MonOct 19
  3. +2°+1°TueOct 20
  4. +1°WedOct 21
  5. +3°+2°ThuOct 22
  6. ±0°FriOct 23
  7. —SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 6:04 PM.

Daylight
10 h 46 min
Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 29 min less
Golden hour
5:26–6:21 PM
Morning 7:00–7:56 AM
Blue hour
6:21–6:31 PM
Morning 6:50–7:00 AM; first light 6:50 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 11 PM–6:51 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today
sets 5:29 AM · rises 5:00 PM
Full moon
Oct 26
New moon
Nov 9
Looking east from Hopelawn. Water in view.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.