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Paterson, New Jersey weather · now

81°

Clear

Feels
83°
High / Low
89° / 69°
Wind
33 mph NW
Humidity
62%
Dry now; thunderstorms expected around 2:00 PM.

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 41% · 2 PM

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Sun 5:34 AM 8:30 PM 14h 56m
Moon Waning Crescent 19% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Paterson, New Jersey, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect mostly cloudy then chance showers and thunderstorms today. Today's high is 89° with a low near 69°.

What to wear today

Loose, light, and water nearby

89°F — wear breathable fabrics and stay hydrated.

Next 24 hours

65° 80° 95° ↑ 89° ↓ 69° 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM 7 AM

  1. 10 AM

    82°

    2%

  2. 12 PM

    87°

    7%

  3. 2 PM

    89°

    41%

  4. 4 PM

    87°

    41%

  5. 6 PM

    86°

    36%

  6. 8 PM

    81°

    27%

  7. 10 PM

    78°

    27%

  8. 12 AM

    75°

    27%

  9. 2 AM

    73°

    17%

  10. 4 AM

    72°

    17%

  11. 6 AM

    69°

    21%

  12. 8 AM

    72°

    12%

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7 days

  1. Today 7/10 Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41% 89° · 69°
    1. 10 AM 82° Partly Sunny 2%
    2. 11 AM 85° Mostly Cloudy 7%
    3. 12 PM 87° Mostly Cloudy 7%
    4. 1 PM 88° Mostly Cloudy 7%
    5. 2 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    6. 3 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    7. 4 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    8. 5 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
    9. 6 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
    10. 7 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
    11. 8 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    12. 9 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    13. 10 PM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    14. 11 PM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
  2. Sat 7/11 Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24% 84° · 65°
    1. 12 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    2. 1 AM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    3. 2 AM 73° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    4. 3 AM 72° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    5. 4 AM 72° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    6. 5 AM 71° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    7. 6 AM 69° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    8. 7 AM 71° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    9. 8 AM 72° Partly Sunny 12%
    10. 9 AM 74° Mostly Cloudy 12%
    11. 10 AM 77° Mostly Cloudy 12%
    12. 11 AM 79° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    13. 12 PM 80° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    14. 1 PM 81° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    15. 2 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    16. 3 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    17. 4 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    18. 5 PM 83° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    19. 6 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    20. 7 PM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    21. 8 PM 79° Mostly Cloudy 5%
    22. 9 PM 75° Partly Cloudy 5%
    23. 10 PM 73° Partly Cloudy 5%
    24. 11 PM 73° Partly Cloudy 5%
  3. Sun 7/12 Sunny 0% 84° · 66°
    1. 12 AM 72° Partly Cloudy 5%
    2. 1 AM 70° Mostly Clear 5%
    3. 2 AM 69° Mostly Clear
    4. 3 AM 67° Mostly Clear
    5. 4 AM 66° Mostly Clear
    6. 5 AM 65° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 65° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 67° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 69° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 72° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 75° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 78° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 80° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 81° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 82° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 83° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 84° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 84° Sunny
    19. 6 PM 83° Mostly Clear
    20. 7 PM 82° Mostly Clear
    21. 8 PM 80° Mostly Clear
    22. 9 PM 78° Mostly Clear
    23. 10 PM 75° Mostly Clear
    24. 11 PM 73° Mostly Clear
  4. Mon 7/13 Sunny 2% 86° · 68°
    1. 12 AM 71° Mostly Clear
    2. 1 AM 70° Mostly Clear
    3. 2 AM 68° Mostly Clear
    4. 3 AM 67° Mostly Clear
    5. 4 AM 66° Mostly Clear
    6. 5 AM 66° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 67° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 68° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 70° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 74° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 77° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 81° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 83° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 84° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 85° Sunny 1%
    16. 3 PM 86° Sunny 1%
    17. 4 PM 86° Sunny 1%
    18. 5 PM 86° Sunny 1%
    19. 6 PM 85° Mostly Clear 1%
    20. 7 PM 83° Mostly Clear 1%
    21. 8 PM 80° Mostly Clear 2%
    22. 9 PM 78° Mostly Clear 2%
    23. 10 PM 76° Mostly Clear 2%
    24. 11 PM 74° Mostly Clear 2%
  5. Tue 7/14 Sunny 0% 90° · 73°
    1. 12 AM 73° Mostly Clear 2%
    2. 1 AM 72° Mostly Clear 2%
    3. 2 AM 71° Mostly Clear
    4. 3 AM 70° Mostly Clear
    5. 4 AM 69° Mostly Clear
    6. 5 AM 69° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 69° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 70° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 72° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 75° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 79° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 83° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 86° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 88° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 89° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 90° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 90° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 90° Sunny
    19. 6 PM 89° Mostly Clear
    20. 7 PM 88° Mostly Clear
    21. 8 PM 86° Mostly Clear
    22. 9 PM 84° Mostly Clear
    23. 10 PM 82° Mostly Clear
    24. 11 PM 80° Mostly Clear
  6. Wed 7/15 Mostly Sunny 16% 92° · 72°
    1. 12 AM 79° Mostly Clear
    2. 1 AM 79° Mostly Clear
    3. 2 AM 78° Mostly Clear
    4. 3 AM 77° Mostly Clear
    5. 4 AM 76° Mostly Clear
    6. 5 AM 75° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 75° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 75° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 77° Sunny 2%
    10. 9 AM 80° Sunny 2%
    11. 10 AM 84° Sunny 2%
    12. 11 AM 87° Sunny 2%
    13. 12 PM 89° Sunny 2%
    14. 1 PM 90° Sunny 2%
    15. 2 PM 91° Mostly Sunny 7%
    16. 3 PM 92° Mostly Sunny 7%
    17. 4 PM 92° Mostly Sunny 7%
    18. 5 PM 92° Mostly Sunny 7%
    19. 6 PM 91° Partly Cloudy 7%
    20. 7 PM 89° Partly Cloudy 7%
    21. 8 PM 87° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    22. 9 PM 85° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    23. 10 PM 82° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    24. 11 PM 80° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
  7. Thu 7/16 Mostly Sunny 12% 91° · 72°
    1. 12 AM 78° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    2. 1 AM 77° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    3. 2 AM 76° Partly Cloudy 10%
    4. 3 AM 74° Partly Cloudy 10%
    5. 4 AM 73° Partly Cloudy 10%
    6. 5 AM 72° Partly Cloudy 10%
    7. 6 AM 72° Mostly Sunny 10%
    8. 7 AM 73° Mostly Sunny 10%
    9. 8 AM 75° Mostly Sunny 4%
    10. 9 AM 77° Mostly Sunny 4%
    11. 10 AM 80° Mostly Sunny 4%
    12. 11 AM 83° Mostly Sunny 4%
    13. 12 PM 85° Mostly Sunny 4%
    14. 1 PM 88° Mostly Sunny 4%
    15. 2 PM 89° Mostly Sunny 7%
    16. 3 PM 90° Mostly Sunny 7%
    17. 4 PM 90° Mostly Sunny 7%
    18. 5 PM 90° Mostly Sunny 7%
    19. 6 PM 89° Partly Cloudy 7%
    20. 7 PM 88° Partly Cloudy 7%
    21. 8 PM 86° Partly Cloudy 12%
    22. 9 PM 84° Partly Cloudy 12%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Fri 7/17 Cloudy 13% 88° · 71°
  2. Sat 7/18 Mostly Sunny 31% 86° · 65°
  3. Sun 7/19 Drizzle 36% 72° · 67°
  4. Mon 7/20 Thunderstorms 30% 81° · 70°
  5. Tue 7/21 Drizzle 36% 78° · 66°
  6. Wed 7/22 Cloudy 46% 82° · 62°
  7. Thu 7/23 Cloudy 45% 83° · 69°
  8. Fri 7/24 Thunderstorms 48% 93° · 72°
  9. Sat 7/25 Cloudy 42% 82° · 68°

Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.

Best day this week

Mild temps, low rain chance, clearer skies.

Sunday, 7/12

Sunny, 84° / 66°

  1. Tomorrow84°65°
  2. Sun84°66°
  3. Mon86°68°
  4. Tue90°73°
  5. Wed92°72°
  6. Thu91°72°

Best time to head outside

Picks the upcoming daytime hour with the most favorable conditions for each activity. Factors in temperature, wind, precipitation timing, and pollen.

  • RunTomorrow 6 AM

    comfortable at 65°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • BikeTomorrow 6 AM

    comfortable at 69°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (21%) · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Golf10 AM

    comfortable at 82°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Picnic10 AM

    comfortable at 82°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Magic ShowAnytime

    Any weather is magic show weather. Indoors or out, magic doesn't care.

    Corporate Magician Scott Henderson

How well did we do?

Average miss by lead time.

Each morning we save the day's predicted high/low. As later days arrive, we grade what we said against what the station actually recorded.

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Day-by-day, 1 day out4 days
  1. Yesterday±4°
    High86°82°+4°
    Low70°69°+1°
  2. Wed, Jul 8±6°
    High82°88°-6°
    Low66°63°+3°
  3. Sun, Jul 5pending
    High85°——
    Low65°——
  4. Fri, Jul 3pending
    High101°——
    Low78°——

Climate normals

What weather to expect in Paterson

Paterson in July typically averages 88° highs and 70° lows, with about 19 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 88°); the coldest is January (average low 22°).

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan34°22°9
Feb36°23°11
Mar54°36°14
Apr63°45°13
May71°55°17
Jun83°65°13
Jul88°70°19
Aug82°65°12
Sep76°60°9
Oct67°49°6
Nov54°40°10
Dec39°27°13

Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.

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Detailed forecast (NWS)

Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly cloudy. High near 89, with temperatures falling to around 87 in the afternoon. Northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday
A slight chance of rain showers before 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 86.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint
OKX 26,50
Radar station
KDIX
Time zone
America/New_York
Coordinates
40.917, -74.172