National Weather Service Forecast for: Elizabeth NJ
Issued by: National Weather Service New York, NY
Updated: 2:20 pm EDT Jul 16, 2026
 
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Areas of smoke. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. West wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Slight Chance
T-storms
 Tonight

Tonight: Widespread smoke, mainly after 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. North wind 5 to 9 mph.
Smoke
 Friday

Friday: Patchy smoke between 3pm and 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Light and variable wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Areas Smoke
 Friday
Night
Friday Night: Patchy smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Light southwest wind.
Patchy Smoke
 Saturday

Saturday: Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Areas of smoke before 8am. High near 86. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Showers
 Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am. Low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Showers
 Sunday

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Mostly Sunny
 Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Mostly Clear
 Monday

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Sunny
Hi 93 °F Lo 72 °F Hi 89 °F Lo 71 °F Hi 86 °F Lo 73 °F Hi 86 °F Lo 66 °F Hi 85 °F

Air Quality Alert
 

This Afternoon
 
 A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Areas of smoke. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. West wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tonight
 
 Widespread smoke, mainly after 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. North wind 5 to 9 mph.
Friday
 
 Patchy smoke between 3pm and 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Light and variable wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
 
 Patchy smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Light southwest wind.
Saturday
 
 Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Areas of smoke before 8am. High near 86. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
 
 Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am. Low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Sunday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Monday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 85.
Monday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Tuesday
 
 A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87.
Tuesday Night
 
 Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday
 
 A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 84.
Wednesday Night
 
 A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Thursday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Elizabeth NJ.