As of 22:35 EDT

Weather in Preakness, NJ

62°Current weather

Preakness, Friday, 16 October, 22:35

Light rain. Feels like 62°. High 70°, low 56°.

Pressure29.77 inHg
Wind4.6 mph W
Humidity92%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point59°

Monthly outlook for Preakness, NJ: average high 61.9°, average low 45.6°. That is 1.7° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 3 days (about 0.6 inches), against a normal of 4 days and 2.2 inches. The warmest day looks like 16 October (70.5°), the coolest 18 October (34.6°).

61.9°/45.6°
Average high / low
+1.7°
Above normal
3 / 4
Wet days / normal
0.6 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
16 October – 25 October63.1°60.1°+1.7°
26 October – 4 November59.8°56.9°+1.6°
5 November – 14 Novemberat normal52.3°—

October records over 66 years

89.2°2 October 2019All-time high
24.4°31 October 2011All-time low

Climate normals and records are computed from the nearest reference point — William Paterson University of New Jersey (1 mi).

Sat, 1761° / 39°0Partly cloudy
61 °Partly cloudy

Preakness, Saturday, 17 October

Partly cloudy. High 61°, low 39°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind12.7 mph N
Humidity48%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point30°
Sun, 1858° / 35°0Clear
58 °Clear

Preakness, Sunday, 18 October

Clear. High 58°, low 35°.

Pressure30.59 inHg
Wind2.8 mph NE
Humidity44%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point30°
Mon, 1964° / 42°0Clear
64 °Clear

Preakness, Monday, 19 October

Clear. High 64°, low 42°.

Pressure30.45 inHg
Wind5.5 mph NE
Humidity47%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point40°
Tue, 2065° / 50°0Clear
65 °Clear

Preakness, Tuesday, 20 October

Clear. High 65°, low 50°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind10.2 mph N
Humidity55%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point44°
Wed, 2160° / 47°0Clear
60 °Clear

Preakness, Wednesday, 21 October

Clear. High 60°, low 47°.

Pressure30.30 inHg
Wind11 mph NE
Humidity54%
Visibility—
Dew point37°
Thu, 2261° / 43°0Clear
61 °Clear

Preakness, Thursday, 22 October

Clear. High 61°, low 43°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind10 mph N
Humidity57%
Visibility—
Dew point38°
Fri, 2363° / 44°0Mostly clear
63 °Mostly clear

Preakness, Friday, 23 October

Mostly clear. High 63°, low 44°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind11.7 mph NE
Humidity47%
Visibility—
Dew point35°
Sat, 2460° / 44°0Clear
60 °Clear

Preakness, Saturday, 24 October

Clear. High 60°, low 44°.

Pressure30.36 inHg
Wind9.7 mph NE
Humidity39%
Visibility—
Dew point27°
Sun, 2569° / 44°0Clear
69 °Clear

Preakness, Sunday, 25 October

Clear. High 69°, low 44°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind10.6 mph NW
Humidity36%
Visibility—
Dew point31°
Mon, 2657° / 42°0Clear
57 °Clear

Preakness, Monday, 26 October

Clear. High 57°, low 42°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind16.1 mph NW
Humidity38%
Visibility—
Dew point25°
Tue, 2759° / 41°0Overcast
59 °Overcast

Preakness, Tuesday, 27 October

Overcast. High 59°, low 41°.

Pressure30.30 inHg
Wind3.5 mph NW
Humidity36%
Visibility—
Dew point23°
Wed, 2861° / 50°0.22Rain
61 °Rain

Preakness, Wednesday, 28 October

Rain. High 61°, low 50°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind8 mph W
Humidity85%
Visibility—
Dew point48°
Thu, 2963° / 48°0Clear
63 °Clear

Preakness, Thursday, 29 October

Clear. High 63°, low 48°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind9.4 mph N
Humidity56%
Visibility—
Dew point42°
Fri, 3060° / 49°0Overcast
60 °Overcast

Preakness, Friday, 30 October

Overcast. High 60°, low 49°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind4.8 mph E
Humidity63%
Visibility—
Dew point43°
Sat, 3158° / 55°0.11Light rain
58 °Light rain

Preakness, Saturday, 31 October

Light rain. High 58°, low 55°.

Pressure29.68 inHg
Wind10.3 mph S
Humidity80%
Visibility—
Dew point52°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Sun, 0157° / 43°0.09Climate normal
57 °Climate normal

Preakness, Sunday, 1 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high57°
Average low43°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high78° (2024)
Record low31° (1983)
Mon, 0257° / 43°0.11Climate normal
57 °Climate normal

Preakness, Monday, 2 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high57°
Average low43°
Average precipitation0.11 in
Chance of precipitation33%
Record high74° (1982)
Record low29° (1976)
Tue, 0357° / 42°0.09Climate normal
57 °Climate normal

Preakness, Tuesday, 3 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high57°
Average low42°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high74° (2003)
Record low31° (1980)
Wed, 0456° / 41°0.06Climate normal
56 °Climate normal

Preakness, Wednesday, 4 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high56°
Average low41°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high71° (1975)
Record low30° (2006)
Thu, 0555° / 41°0.13Climate normal
55 °Climate normal

Preakness, Thursday, 5 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high55°
Average low41°
Average precipitation0.13 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high76° (2022)
Record low30° (1962)
Fri, 0654° / 41°0.08Climate normal
54 °Climate normal

Preakness, Friday, 6 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high54°
Average low41°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation32%
Record high79° (2024)
Record low27° (2012)
Sat, 0754° / 40°0.08Climate normal
54 °Climate normal

Preakness, Saturday, 7 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high54°
Average low40°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high74° (2022)
Record low25° (1962)
Sun, 0853° / 39°0.16Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

Preakness, Sunday, 8 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°
Average low39°
Average precipitation0.16 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high72° (2020)
Record low26° (1960)
Mon, 0953° / 38°0.09Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

Preakness, Monday, 9 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°
Average low38°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high73° (2020)
Record low21° (2019)
Tue, 1054° / 39°0.15Climate normal
54 °Climate normal

Preakness, Tuesday, 10 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high54°
Average low39°
Average precipitation0.15 in
Chance of precipitation38%
Record high73° (2020)
Record low24° (2017)
Wed, 1152° / 39°0.13Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Preakness, Wednesday, 11 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low39°
Average precipitation0.13 in
Chance of precipitation37%
Record high70° (2020)
Record low23° (2017)
Thu, 1250° / 37°0.15Climate normal
50 °Climate normal

Preakness, Thursday, 12 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high50°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.15 in
Chance of precipitation38%
Record high68° (2022)
Record low25° (2017)
Fri, 1349° / 36°0.17Climate normal
49 °Climate normal

Preakness, Friday, 13 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high49°
Average low36°
Average precipitation0.17 in
Chance of precipitation35%
Record high68° (1964)
Record low21° (2019)
Sat, 1450° / 36°0.09Climate normal
50 °Climate normal

Preakness, Saturday, 14 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high50°
Average low36°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high66° (1993)
Record low22° (2019)

About the monthly outlook

How accurate is a 30-day forecast?

The first 16 days come from weather models — reliable for the first 3–5 days and progressively less so after that. Days 17 through 30 for Preakness, NJ are built from the climate normal, the 60-year average, so they show typical weather for those dates rather than a specific forecast.

What does "above normal" mean?

We compare the forecast against the climate normal for those exact calendar days, computed from 60 years of observations. The deviation shows how much the coming month differs from a typical one.

Where do the 66-year records come from?

They are real temperature extremes recorded in Preakness, NJ since 1960: the highest and lowest reading for each calendar date, with the year it happened.

How often is it updated?

The forecast portion refreshes every hour; the climate portion is based on long-term data and stays stable.