Thunderstorms and Heat Index of 98°; West Essex Area Weather for Wednesday, July 2

by Carolyne Volpe Curley / Carolyne@WestEssexNOW.com     Published 7:51am

Updated at  5:15pm Wednesday
The temperature went up to 90° Tuesday with a Heat Index of 95;
on Wednesday the temperature went up to 93° with a Heat Index of 101°
the current temperature is 93° 

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 9PM WEDNESDAY NIGHT

Low:   73° 

• 4am to 6am 
  

High:  93° ~ Heat Index: 98°

• 3pm to 5pm

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12am to 9am

• CALM: 2-3 mph
  Light air

9am to 1pm

• BREEZY: 5–7 mph 
  Light breeze

1pm to 8pm

• BREEZY: 8–10 mph
  Gentle breeze 

8pm to 12am

• CALM: 2-3 mph
  Light air

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• Partly Cloudy
  
  
• Sunset: 8:32pm

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FLOOD WARNING
At 7:12pm Wednesday, the National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning for northeast New Jersey, including West Essex. The Warning is expected to be in effect until 9:15pm Wednesday.

Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

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FLOOD WATCH
At 4:16pm Wednesday, the National Weather Service issued a Flood Watch for northeast New Jersey, including West Essex. The Watch is expected to be in effect from Thursday morning until Friday morning. The advisory was issued due to the forecast for heavy rains and the ensuing potential for flooding of small streams. 

West Essex NOW will continue to monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

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Radar as of 5:40pm Wednesday Credit: Wunderbar

• 3pm to 6pm
  32% widely scattered chance of Rain and Thunder 
  
  
• 6pm to 9pm
  59% scattered chance of Rain and Thunder
  
  
• 9pm to 12am
  65% likely chance of 
  Rain and Thunder
  

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FORECAST

Thursday, July 3


• Low:   71°
  High:  84° ~ Heat Index: 90°
  
  
• Cloudy
  
  
• 2am to 11am
  Heavy Fog
  
  
• 12am to 9am
  41%  scattered chance of 
  Rain and Thunder
  
  
• 9am to 12am
  63% increasing to 68% likely chance of 
  Rain and Thunder 

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Friday, July 4


• Low:   69°
  High:  81°
  
  
• Mostly Cloudy
  
  
• 12am to 6am
  66% likely chance of 
  Rain and Thunder  
  
  
• 6am to 12pm
  57% decreasing to 48% scattered chance of
  Rain 
  
  
• 12pm to 3pm
  38% widely scattered chance of
  Rain 
  
  
• 3pm to 12am
  28% isolated slight chance of
  Rain  

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Saturday, July 5

• Low:   60°
  High:  84°
  
  
• Sunny
  
  
• no precipitation

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Sunday, July 6


• Low:   60°
  High:  83°
  
  
• Mostly Sunny
  
  
• no precipitation

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Monday, July 7


• Low:   65°
  High:  87°
  
  
• Partly Cloudy
  
  
• 2pm to 8pm
  21% isolated slight chance of
  Rain and Thunder

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Tuesday, July 8


• Low:   70°
  High:  89° ~ Heat Index: 91°

• Partly Cloudy
  
  
• 2pm to 12am
  21% 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.