Hot but Breezy, Stormy Afternoon into Evening; West Essex Area Weather for Tuesday, July 8

by Carolyne Volpe Curley / Carolyne@WestEssexNOW.com
Published 7:48am

Updated at 8:06am Tuesday.
The temperature went up to 89° on Monday, with a Heat Index of 92.
The current temperature is 71°.

• Low:  69°
  4am to 6am
  
  
• High: 90° ~ Heat Index  93°
  2pm to 4pm

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12am to 9am

• CALM: 1-2 mph 
  Light air
9am to 11am

• BREEZY: 5–7 mph 
  Light breeze
11am to 5pm 

• BREEZY: 8-10 mph  
  Gentle breeze 
• WIND GUSTS: 
  BREEZY: 21 mph 
  Fresh breeze
5pm to 10pm

• BREEZY: 5–6 mph 
  Light breeze
10pm to 12am

• CALM: 2-3 mph 
  Light air

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• Partly Cloudy 
  
  
• Sunset: 8:30pm

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Radar as of 7:40am Tuesday Credit: Wunderbar

• 2pm to 4pm
  26% isolated slight chance of 
  Rain and Thunder
  
  
• 4pm to 12am
  43% increasing to 58% scattered chance of 
  Rain and Thunder
  

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FORECAST

Wednesday, July 9
• Low:   70°
  High:  86°
• Partly Cloudy
• 12am to 2am
  35% widely scattered chance of 
  Rain and Thunder
• 4pm to 12am
  23% increasing to 33% widely scattered chance of Rain and Thunder 

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Thursday, July 10
• Low:   65°
  High:  83°
• Mostly Sunny
• 4am to 7am
  Heavy Fog
• 12am to 12pm 
  22% isolated slight chance of  
  Rain and Thunder 

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Friday, July 11
• Low:   65°
  High:  82°
• Mostly Sunny
• no precipitation

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Saturday, July 12
• Low:   65°
  High:  83°
• Partly Cloudy
• 6pm to 12am 
  22% isolated slight chance of  
  Rain and Thunder 

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Sunday, July 13
• Low:   68°
  High:  83°
• Partly Cloudy
• 12am to 6pm 
  20% increasing to 26% isolated slight chance of  
  Rain and Thunder 
• 6pm to 12am
  34% widely scattered chance of Rain and Thunder 
  

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Monday, July 14
• Low:   70°
  High:  85°
• Partly Cloudy
• 12am to 12am
  34% widely scattered 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.