National Weather Service Forecast for: Paterson NJ
Issued by: National Weather Service New York, NY
Updated: 2:34 pm EDT Jul 28, 2026
 
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could be severe. High near 81. South wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Severe
T-Storms
 Tonight

Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Some of the storms could be severe. Low around 69. Southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 2 and 3 inches possible.
Severe
T-Storms
then Showers
 Wednesday

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Showers
Likely
 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Chance
Showers
 Thursday

Thursday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. North wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Showers
Likely
 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Showers
Likely then
Partly Cloudy
 Friday

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Mostly Sunny

 Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Mostly Clear

 Saturday

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Mostly Sunny
Hi 81 °F Lo 69 °F Hi 80 °F Lo 67 °F Hi 79 °F Lo 64 °F Hi 82 °F Lo 65 °F Hi 85 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Flood Watch
Flash Flood Warning
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
 

This Afternoon
 
 Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could be severe. High near 81. South wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
 
 Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Some of the storms could be severe. Low around 69. Southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 2 and 3 inches possible.
Wednesday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
 
 A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. North wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
 
 Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Friday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Saturday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Saturday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Sunday
 
 A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82.
Sunday Night
 
 A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Monday
 
 A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82.
Monday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Tuesday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Paterson NJ.