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North Plainfield, NJ weather

It is 34°F and clear at Morristown Airport as of Oct 28, 4:55 AM EDT. Overnight: Partly Cloudy, low near 41°F. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 4:08 AM EDT.

Updated Oct 28, 5:28 AM EDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

34°F

Clear

Wind

Calm

Humidity 79%

Pressure · visibility

—

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Morristown Airport (KMMU), Oct 28, 4:55 AM EDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the North Plainfield forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS PHI forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the PHI office near North Plainfield.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in New Jersey.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for North Plainfield (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 7 AM41°FMostly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 8 AM42°FMostly Sunny0%N 5 mph
Wed 9 AM47°FMostly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 10 AM52°FMostly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 11 AM56°FMostly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 12 PM58°FMostly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 1 PM60°FMostly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 2 PM61°FMostly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 3 PM61°FPartly Sunny0%SE 5 mph
Wed 4 PM61°FMostly Cloudy0%SE 5 mph
Wed 5 PM61°FPartly Sunny0%SE 5 mph
Wed 6 PM58°FMostly Cloudy0%SE 5 mph
Wed 7 PM56°FMostly Cloudy0%SE 5 mph
Wed 8 PM54°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 9 PM53°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 10 PM52°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Wed 11 PM51°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Thu 12 AM50°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Thu 1 AM50°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Thu 2 AM49°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Thu 3 AM48°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Thu 4 AM48°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Thu 5 AM47°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Thu 6 AM47°FMostly Sunny0% 0 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in North Plainfield can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 41°F

Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. North wind around 0 mph.

Wednesday

High 64°F·Low 45°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 64. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.

Thursday

High 70°F·Low 51°F

Sunny, with a high near 70. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Friday

High 71°F·Low 44°F

Sunny, with a high near 71.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

Saturday

High 64°F·Low 43°F

Sunny, with a high near 64.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Sunday

High 67°F·Low 48°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 67.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Monday

High 68°F·Low 50°F

A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday

High 66°F

A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
North Plainfield is served by the National Weather Service PHI forecast office, forecast zone NJZ010, county zone NJC035.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for North Plainfield (40.6213, -74.4395), in Somerset County. Population: 23,072 (2024 estimate), number 42 of the 51 New Jersey cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KDIX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/40.6213,-74.4395 (forecast issued Oct 28, 4:08 AM EDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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