Hot and Stormy Saturday; West Essex Area Weather for Sept. 6

by Carolyne Volpe Curley /  Carolyne@WestEssexNOW.com 
Published 5:07am

Updated at 3:20pm Saturday
The temperature went up to 86° ~ Heat Index 90° ~ on Friday
The current temperature is 90°

At 1:25pm Saturday, the National Weather Service issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for northeast New Jersey, including West Essex. The Watch is expected to be in effect until 9pm Saturday evening. 

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"Severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening.
A cold front approaching from the west will act on the very
warm, humid and unstable air mass in place
to produce scattered to numerous showers
and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening.
The activity looks to come in two rounds:
The first well ahead of the front this afternoon,
and the second just ahead of the cold front
during the late day and evening hours.
Stronger storms will be capable of producing
damaging winds, heavy rain, and frequent cloud to ground lightning.
If you have outdoor plans this afternoon and evening,
keep an eye to the sky for threatening weather."

~ National Weather Service

Low:  73°

• 6am to 7am
  

High: 90° ~ Heat Index 93°

• 1pm to 6pm

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 12am to 10am

• CALM:  1-3 mph 
  Light air

10am to 12pm

• BREEZY: 5-7 mph 
  Light breeze

12pm to 5pm

• BREEZY: 8–10 mph
  Gentle breeze
  

5pm to 12am

• BREEZY: 5-7 mph 
  Light breeze 

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Partly Cloudy

• 12am to 10am, 10pm to 12am
  Heavy Fog, High Humidity
• Sunset: 7:21pm

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Radar as of 2:50pm Saturday Credit: Wunderbar

3pm to 6pm

• 62% increasing to 71% likely
  Rain and Thunder

6pm to 8pm

• 40% scattered 
  Rain and Thunder
  

8pm to 12am

• 73% likely
  Rain and Thunder 

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FORECAST

Sunday, Sept. 7
Low:  62°
High: 78° 
Sunny

• 12am to 2am
  33% widely scattered Rain and Thunder
  
• 2am to 4am
  21% isolated slight Rain and Thunder

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Monday, Sept. 8
Low:  58°
High: 75° 
Partly Cloudy

• 6pm to 12am
  23% isolated slight Rain
  

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Tuesday, Sept. 9
Low:  57°
High: 73° 
Mostly Cloudy

• 12am to 10am
  Heavy Fog
• 12am to 6am
  34% widely scattered Rain
• 6am to 12pm
  50% scattered Rain
• 12pm to 6pm
  33% widely scattered Rain
• 6pm to 12am
  28% isolated slight Rain
  

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Wednesday, Sept. 10
Low:  60°
High: 77° 
Mostly Cloudy 

• 1am to 10am
  Heavy Fog
• 12am to 12am 
  30% widely scattered Rain

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Thursday, Sept. 11
Low:  63°
High: 80° 
Partly Cloudy 

• 12am to 10am
  Heavy Fog
• 12am to 6am
  30% widely scattered Rain
• 6am to 6pm
  40% scattered Rain and Thunder 
• 6pm to 12am 
  35% widely scattered Rain and Thunder

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Friday, Sept. 12
Low:  62°
High: 76° 
Partly Cloudy 

• 3am to 8am
  Heavy Fog
• 12am to 6am
  35% widely scattered Rain and Thunder 
• 6am to 6pm
  20% isolated slight Rain
  

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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

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