National Weather Service Forecast for: Plainfield NJ
Issued by: National Weather Service New York, NY
Updated: 1:17 am EST Dec 18, 2025
 
Today

Today: Sunny, with a high near 49. Wind chill values between 25 and 35 early. Light and variable wind.
Sunny

Tonight

Tonight: Showers, mainly after 9pm.  Temperature falling to near 41 by 8pm, then rising to around 57 during the remainder of the night. Light southeast wind becoming south 12 to 17 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Showers
Likely then
Showers
Friday

Friday: Rain showers before 4pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible.  Temperature falling to around 42 by 5pm. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 22 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Breezy.
Showers then
Rain/Snow
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Wind chill values between 15 and 20. West wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.
Mostly Clear

Saturday

Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 39. West wind around 7 mph.
Increasing
Clouds
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Mostly Cloudy

Sunday

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
Mostly Sunny

Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Partly Cloudy

Monday

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 35.
Sunny

Hi 49 °F Lo 41 °F Hi 58 °F Lo 26 °F Hi 39 °F Lo 32 °F Hi 46 °F Lo 24 °F Hi 35 °F

Wind Advisory
Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

Today
 
Sunny, with a high near 49. Wind chill values between 25 and 35 early. Light and variable wind.
Tonight
 
Showers, mainly after 9pm. Temperature falling to near 41 by 8pm, then rising to around 57 during the remainder of the night. Light southeast wind becoming south 12 to 17 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday
 
Rain showers before 4pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Temperature falling to around 42 by 5pm. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 22 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Wind chill values between 15 and 20. West wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.
Saturday
 
Increasing clouds, with a high near 39. West wind around 7 mph.
Saturday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Sunday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
Sunday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Monday
 
Sunny, with a high near 35.
Monday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Tuesday
 
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Wednesday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Plainfield NJ.