New Jersey, NJ Weather & 7-Day Forecast
Live conditions, hourly and 7-day outlook for New Jersey — plus what this week's weather means for your refrigerator, washer, dryer and dishwasher.
Next 24 hours in New Jersey
All times shown in New Jersey local time (EST).
7-day forecast for New Jersey, NJ
What this week's weather means for your appliances
Wet air slows the dryer
Rain chances reach 70% this week. Humid air makes a dryer work harder, so a load that suddenly needs two cycles is far more often a lint-choked vent than a failed heating element.
Heavy rain and the laundry room
Downpours are in the forecast around Fri. Water on a basement or garage floor reaches a washer or dryer motor long before it damages the cabinet, and a clogged exterior vent hood fills with water instead of venting — both are worth a look before the rain arrives.
Appliances and the New Jersey climate
Northern New Jersey runs the full four-season swing: humid summers in the 90s, winters below freezing, and coastal storms that can bring long outages.
The four-season swing means appliances here face both the summer and the winter problem in the same year. Humid July air slows dryers and keeps washer gaskets damp; January freezes stiffen refrigerator door seals and put unheated-garage fridges at risk of simply not cycling. Coastal storm outages add the third: when power drops and comes back, the surge is what takes out dishwasher and washer control boards, so surge protection on the laundry pair is worth more in this part of the state than most people assume.
PittsburghFix Appliance Repair covers Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, Elizabeth, Edison, Clifton, Bayonne and northern New Jersey. If a refrigerator, freezer, washer, dryer, dishwasher, oven or range is not keeping up with the weather on this page, call (888) 350-8655 or book a visit online — same-day appointments are usually available, and every repair carries a 90-day warranty.
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Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), refreshed at least every 30 minutes. All times and dates on this page are New Jersey local time (America/New_York — EST). Forecasts are not a substitute for official warnings from the National Weather Service.