Weather in Elizabeth

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 6:57 pm (EDT)

Now · overcast 54 °F

Feels like: 52 °F
Low / high: 43 / 62 °F
Rain: 0%
Wind: 3 mph ESE

→ 30.38 inHg · steady

Today in Elizabeth: overcast, 43 °F to 62 °F, with a 0% chance of rain and a light air from the east-southeast (3 mph). Tomorrow, overcast, 42 °F to 70 °F and a 2% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Friday 30, at 71 °F. Next likely rain: Wednesday 4 (20%).

Measured now at the airport

Newark (KEWR), 2.5 mi away · 1 h 7 min ago

Visibility9.9 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature58 °F

Wind5 mph from the southeast

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

62° 43°
Today
70° 42°
Thu 29
71° 53°
Fri 30
63° 44°
Sat 31
65° 44°
Sun 1
68° 47°
Mon 2
69° 50°
Tue 3
68° 51°
Wed 4
67° 54°
Thu 5
66° 55°
Fri 6
62° 49°
Sat 7
60° 43°
Sun 8
56° 37°
Mon 9
55° 39°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Overcast	43 / 62 °F	0%	7 mph ENE	0.7 ft	10:11 am · 10:39 pm	HRRR
Thu 29	Overcast	42 / 70 °F	2%	8 mph SW	0.7 ft	11:05 am · 11:39 pm	HRRR + NBM
Fri 30	Overcast	53 / 71 °F	3%	11 mph WNW	1.0 ft	12:05 pm	NBM
Sat 31	Partly cloudy	44 / 63 °F	0%	6 mph NNW	0.7 ft	12:44 am · 1:10 pm	NBM
Sun 1	Overcast	44 / 65 °F	0%	5 mph SW	0.6 ft	1:50 am · 1:14 pm	NBM
Mon 2	Mainly clear	47 / 68 °F	7%	5 mph SW	0.5 ft	1:53 am · 2:14 pm	NBM
Tue 3	Overcast	50 / 69 °F	13% · 0.02 in	6 mph E	0.5 ft	2:53 am · 3:14 pm	NBM
Wed 4	Overcast	51 / 68 °F	20% · 0.60 in	9 mph ESE	0.9 ft	3:53 am · 4:14 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Overcast	54 / 67 °F	41% · 0.91 in	11 mph ESE	1.4 ft	4:50 am · 5:10 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Light rain	55 / 66 °F	42% · 0.69 in	10 mph W	3.1 ft	5:41 am · 6:00 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Light rain	49 / 62 °F	24% · 0.13 in	9 mph WNW	3.4 ft	6:25 am · 6:45 pm	NBM
Sun 8	Clear sky	43 / 60 °F	14% · 0.02 in	8 mph NW	2.8 ft	7:04 am · 7:27 pm	NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9	Clear sky	37 / 56 °F	14%	5 mph N	1.5 ft	7:42 am · 8:07 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	39 / 55 °F	10%	6 mph NNE	1.4 ft	8:18 am · 8:48 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 1:00 pm; then NBM until Sunday 8 2:00 pm; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 10:00 am; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Clear	Clear	Mainly clear	Partly cloudy	Mainly clear	Overcast	Overcast	Partly cloudy
Temperature	47°	45°	43°	46°	57°	62°	56°	50°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	2 W	3 NE	2 NNE	5 NNE	3 ENE	6 SSE	3 ESE	4 SSE
Humidity	72%	71%	79%	70%	51%	63%	76%	87%
UV	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	0
Model	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR

Do the models agree?

High confidence

The models agree for the next few days: the forecast is fairly solid.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	61°	70°	70°	59°	64°	68°	71°
AIFS	63°	69°	70°	60°	62°	69°	73°
GFS	59°	69°	71°	60°	62°	64°	62°
ICON	59°	68°	70°	59°	65°	71°	70°
HRRR	62°	68°	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	63°	70°	71°	63°	65°	68°	69°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
AIFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ICON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
HRRR	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.01 in
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	514	821	1026	616	616	522	818
AIFS	5	9	13	8	5	7	7
GFS	711	924	1527	1125	813	613	710
ICON	513	717	1125	614	616	716	1228
HRRR	714	1016	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	611	815	1121	614	59	510	614
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	2%	2%	2%	0%	0%	1%	4%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	0%	0%	0%	1%	30%	42%
NBM (NOAA)	0%	2%	3%	0%	0%	7%	13%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	0%	0%	1%	0%	0%	1%	1%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: warmer and a bit wetter.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Well above +7.9 °F	Above +55%	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal	54° / 42°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +2.3 °F	Normal	53° / 43°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +2.5 °F	A bit above +39%	50° / 41°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +2.0 °F	A bit above +31%	48° / 39°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	A bit above +1.3 °F	A bit above +21%
December	A bit above +2.5 °F	A bit above +31%
January	Above +3.6 °F	A bit above +46%
February	A bit above +2.5 °F	A bit above +38%
March	A bit above +2.5 °F	A bit above +35%

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give. The long-range sea temperature isn't usable at this spot (the model's grid cell falls on land).

Elizabeth climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Elizabeth is from May to September: highs of 73 °F to 87 °F, about 9 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

Hurricane season: from July to September, peaking in July. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 7 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Elizabeth, about 2 every 10 years. The most recent: Elsa, in July 2021.

40° 25°

JanJ
43° 26°

FebF
51° 33°

MarM
63° 42°

AprA
73° 52°

MayM
82° 62°

JunJ
87° 67°

JulJ
85° 66°

AugA
78° 58°

SepS
67° 47°

OctO
55° 37°

NovN
45° 30°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves	Cyclones
JanuaryJan	40°	25°	3.60 in	7	3.4	43°	4.3 ft	–
FebruaryFeb	43°	26°	2.91 in	7	4.9	40°	4.1 ft	–
MarchMar	51°	33°	4.21 in	9	5.5	41°	4.2 ft	–
AprilApr	63°	42°	3.74 in	9	5.9	46°	4.1 ft	–
MayMay	73°	52°	3.73 in	9	6.5	55°	3.4 ft	–
JuneJun	82°	62°	4.64 in	10	7.0	65°	2.9 ft	–
JulyJul	87°	67°	4.90 in	10	7.4	72°	2.8 ft	3
AugustAug	85°	66°	4.36 in	10	6.6	73°	2.9 ft	2
SeptemberSep	78°	58°	4.32 in	8	5.9	70°	4.0 ft	2
OctoberOct	67°	47°	4.23 in	7	4.7	63°	4.3 ft	–
NovemberNov	55°	37°	3.52 in	7	3.9	55°	4.2 ft	–
DecemberDec	45°	30°	4.01 in	8	3.3	48°	4.1 ft	–

Month	Water	Waves	Cyclones
Jan	43°	4.3 ft	–
Feb	40°	4.1 ft	–
Mar	41°	4.2 ft	–
Apr	46°	4.1 ft	–
May	55°	3.4 ft	–
Jun	65°	2.9 ft	–
Jul	72°	2.8 ft	3
Aug	73°	2.9 ft	2
Sep	70°	4.0 ft	2
Oct	63°	4.3 ft	–
Nov	55°	4.2 ft	–
Dec	48°	4.1 ft	–

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 48.19 in of rain on about 101 days and about 1,950 hours of sunshine.

Cyclones: how many tropical cyclones (tropical storms, hurricanes and typhoons) passed within 93 mi in each month from 1996 to 2025, according to IBTrACS (NOAA).

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now54 °Ffeels like 52 °F

Tomorrow42 / 70 °F

It's 54 °F now (feels like 52 °F). Today, 43 °F to 62 °F; tomorrow, 42 °F to 70 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 0%
Thu 29 2%
Fri 30 3%
Sat 31 0%
Sun 1 0%
Mon 2 7%
Tue 3 13% 0.02 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 0%. The next day with likely rain is Wednesday 4: 20% and 0.60 in.

No rain in the last 7 days.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity80%

Dew point48 °F

Humidity is 80% now and the dew point is 48 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now11 migood

Clouds90%

Visibility is good now (11 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak4moderate

Thu 29: 3 · Fri 30: 3 · Sat 31: 3

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

30.0030.2030.40 30.03

Steady now (+0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.20 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityModerate · 81

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Max wind
Tue 27	Mainly clear	51 / 63 °F	7 mph NNE
Mon 26	Clear sky	44 / 71 °F	6 mph W
Sun 25	Clear sky	39 / 67 °F	4 mph W
Sat 24	Overcast	39 / 62 °F	5 mph NNW
Fri 23	Overcast	47 / 60 °F	10 mph NNE
Thu 22	Overcast	46 / 67 °F	9 mph N
Wed 21	Overcast	47 / 63 °F	10 mph NNE

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Clear sky	49 / 68 °F	0	10 mph N
Mon 19	Clear sky	41 / 64 °F	0	5 mph NNE
Sun 18	Clear sky	38 / 58 °F	0	7 mph N
Sat 17	Light drizzle	44 / 63 °F	0.02 in	11 mph NNW
Fri 16	Drizzle	57 / 75 °F	0.14 in	11 mph SW
Thu 15	Overcast	55 / 66 °F	0	9 mph NNE
Wed 14	Light drizzle	66 / 78 °F	0.01 in	9 mph WSW
Tue 13	Partly cloudy	55 / 73 °F	0	10 mph SSW
Mon 12	Light drizzle	54 / 72 °F	0.02 in	10 mph NNW
Sun 11	Rain	55 / 59 °F	2.27 in	12 mph ENE
Sat 10	Overcast	52 / 69 °F	0	6 mph ENE
Fri 9	Overcast	51 / 73 °F	0	9 mph WNW
Thu 8	Partly cloudy	55 / 75 °F	0	10 mph W
Wed 7	Clear sky	45 / 67 °F	0	8 mph SSW
Tue 6	Clear sky	48 / 63 °F	0	9 mph NW
Mon 5	Light drizzle	54 / 69 °F	0.01 in	12 mph WNW
Sun 4	Drizzle	56 / 61 °F	0.13 in	7 mph NE
Sat 3	Overcast	60 / 71 °F	0	9 mph NNE
Fri 2	Light drizzle	66 / 84 °F	0.04 in	9 mph WSW
Thu 1	Overcast	64 / 76 °F	0	7 mph SSW
Wed 30	Overcast	58 / 75 °F	0	4 mph W
Tue 29	Overcast	60 / 71 °F	0	6 mph NW
Mon 28	Light rain	59 / 64 °F	0.41 in	12 mph NNE

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in ElizabethQuestions

What's the weather like today in Elizabeth?

Overcast, from 43 °F to 62 °F, with a light air from the east-southeast (3 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Elizabeth?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 2% (0.00 in): overcast.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 42 °F and a high of 71 °F; the warmest day, Friday 30.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 4 (moderate). Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.38 inHg and steady: +0.02 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Elizabeth?

The best time to visit Elizabeth is from May to September: highs of 73 °F to 87 °F, about 9 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Elizabeth in October?

In October, Elizabeth normally sees highs of 67 °F and lows of 47 °F, with about 7 rainy days (4.23 in for the month) and 5 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 63 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Elizabeth?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 87 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 25 °F. The wettest is July (4.90 in) and the driest, February.

When is hurricane season in Elizabeth?

Hurricane season: from July to September, peaking in July. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 7 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Elizabeth, about 2 every 10 years. The most recent: Elsa, in July 2021.

More about Elizabeth today

Weather near Elizabeth

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 6.3 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 6:57 pm (local time).

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