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NEW JERSEY · MORRIS COUNTY

Rockaway

6,651 people, 540 ft above sea level in Morris County.

540 ftElevation, city center
6,651People, 2024 estimate
2 sq miLand area
Sunny 71°
Sunny now Dew point 57° · WNW 9 mph · high 71°
City of Rockaway River Interstate 2 miles
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The Rockaway plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Rockaway

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Newark International Airport (KEWR) · 1:51 PM
Sunny
71° Sunny Feels like 71° · high of 71° near 2 PM
WindWNW 9 mphno gusts
Humidity61%falling to 64% this afternoon
Pressure29.98 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 57° · Comfortableabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Showers
Friday40% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 271.46 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Morris County
NWS Mount Holly and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:50 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:52 AM6:44 PM ↓
11 h 52 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
25
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: 50, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
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WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 56 to 64°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 73° / 56°
TUE Sept. 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
71° 59°
0% rain — NW 4 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
77° 64°
0% rain — SSW 2 A
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
79° 67°
0% rain — SW 8 C
FRI Oct. 2 Chance of showers Chance of showers
83° 63°
40% rain up to 0.1″ W 14 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers; cooler Chance of showers; cooler
72° 57°
30% rain up to 0.07″ E 9 B
SUN Oct. 4 Chance of showers Chance of showers
67° 56°
50% rain up to 1.0″ ENE 9 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
68° 50°
10% rain — NW 15 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Rockaway about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Atlantic off Florida three days ago, and over New England a day ago, about 1,610 miles back along its path. The nine paths traced from around the city fan out, so treat that as a best guess. Near the ground the air came from a point about 760 miles to the northeast; at 10,000 feet, from the Atlantic off the Carolinas. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Neighboring plates

Newark NJ · 22 MI 22 miles southeast New York NY · 34 MI 34 miles southeast Hempstead NY · 51 MI 51 miles east Philadelphia PA · 69 MI 69 miles southwest Islip NY · 70 MI 70 miles east Brookhaven NY · 82 MI 82 miles east
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NEW JERSEY · MORRIS

Rockaway

6,651 people, 540 ft above sea level in Morris County.

540 ftElevation
6,651People
2 sq miLand
Sunny 71°
SunnyDew point 57°
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Today in Rockaway

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 71° 0%
5p partly cloudy day 71° 1%
8p partly cloudy night 68° 1%
11p partly cloudy night 65° 0%
2a partly cloudy night 62° 0%
5a partly cloudy night 59° 0%
Showers
NEXT RAINFriday · 40%
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Tue0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
59
71
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
64
77
A
Thu0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
67
79
C
Fri40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
63
83
B
Sat30%
Chance of showers; cooler Chance of showers; cooler
57
72
B
Sun50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
56
67
C
Mon10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
50
68
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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