Watchung, NJ Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (07069)
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This Date in Weather History
1815 - One of the greatest hurricanes to strike New England made landfall at Long Island and crossed Massachusetts and New Hampshire. It was the worst tempest in nearly two hundred years, equal to the hurricane which struck in 1938, and one of a series of severe summer and autumn storms to affect shipping lanes that year.
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Watchung 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Tuesday Sep 23
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday Sep 24
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. East wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers likely before 5am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Sep 25
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 77. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Friday Sep 26
Day: A chance of rain showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Sep 27
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Sep 28
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Monday Sep 29
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 6:47 AM
Sunset 6:55 PM
Last Light 7:22 PM
Moonset 7:34 PM
Contiguous United States Extremes
Mon's High Temperature
107 at Rio Grande Village, TX
Mon's Low Temperature
24 at Peter Sinks, UT
Weather Folklore
If cirrus clouds form in weather with a falling barometer, it is almost sure to rain.
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About Watchung, New Jersey
Watchung () is a borough in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located approximately 29 miles (47 km) west of New York City. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 6,449, an increase of 648 (+11.2%) from the 2010 census count of 5,801, which in turn reflected an increase of 188 (+3.3%) from the 5,613 counted in the 2000 census. It is located within the Raritan Valley region.
Watchung was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 23, 1926, from portions of North Plainfield Township (now Green Brook Township) based on the results of a referendum held on April 20, 1926. The name "Watchung" comes from the Lenni Lenape Native Americans, meaning "high hills" or from "watschu," meaning "hill."
In 2012, Forbes.com listed Watchung as 384th in its listing of "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes", with a median home price of $767,507.
The borough is one of the state's highest-income communities. Based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) for 2014–2018, Watchung residents had a median household income of $153,341, almost double the statewide median of $79,363.
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