Flash Flood Watch and Thunderstorms Friday; West Essex Area Weather for July 4

by Carolyne Volpe Curley / Carolyne@WestEssexNOW.com     Published 8:43am

Updated at  4:22pm Friday
The temperature went up to 88° on Thursday with a Heat Index of 96°
The current temperature is 66° 

The temperature is growing cooler for the rest of the day:

Low:   62° 

• 11pm to 12am 
  

High:  70°

• 12am to 4pm

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12am to 9am

• CALM: 1 mph
  Light air

9am to 12pm

• BREEZY: 5–7 mph 
  Light breeze

12pm to 12am

• BREEZY: 9-11 mph
  Gentle breeze 

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• Cloudy
  
  
• Sunset: 8:32pm
  

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Radar as of 4pm Friday Credit: Wunderbar

9am to 3pm

• 100%  definite chance of 
  Rain and Thunder

3pm to 4pm

• 91% definite chance of 
  Rain and Thunder

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FORECAST

Saturday, July 5

• Low:   56°
  High:  84°
  
  
• Sunny
  
  
• no precipitation

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Sunday, July 6


• Low:   57°
  High:  85°
  
  
• Sunny
  
  
• no precipitation

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Monday, July 7


• Low:   65°
  High:  88°
  
  
• Partly Cloudy
  
  
• no precipitation

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Tuesday, July 8


• Low:   70°
  High:  89°
  
  
• Partly Cloudy
  
  
• no precipitation

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Wednesday, July 9


• Low:   67°
  High:  85°
• Partly Cloudy
  
  
• 12am to 6am
  24% isolated slight chance of 
  Rain and Thunder
  
  
• 6am to 10pm
  39% widely scattered chance of 
  Rain and Thunder
  
  
• 10pm to 12am
  20% isolated slight chance of 
  Rain and Thunder
  

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Thursday, July 10


• Low:   68°
  High:  85°
• Partly Cloudy
  
  
• 12am to 12am
  20% isolated slight chance of 
  Rain and Thunder

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Update from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) 
National Weather Service station located in Fairfield's Essex County Airport.