Carteret, NJ Weather Forecast
Middlesex County, New Jersey
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Carteret, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Carteret, NJ at a glance
Carteret is home to about 25,281 people in Middlesex County, across 4.4 square miles. It ranks 102nd by population of 450 places in New Jersey with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Linden, 3 miles away.
- County
- Middlesex County
- Population
- 25,281 2023 est.
- Land area
- 4.4 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 5,757
- Forecast point
- 40.5838°N, 74.2275°W
How well can the network see Carteret?
The nearest Doppler radar is KDIX (Philadelphia, PA), to the SSW. Its lowest scan passes about 3,100 ft above Carteret. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form.
The closest weather station is KLDJ (Linden Arpt). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Carteret
- Linden, NJ3 mi
- Rahway, NJ3 mi
- Woodbridge, NJ4 mi
- Perth Amboy, NJ5 mi
- Roselle, NJ5 mi
- Clark, NJ5 mi
- Elizabeth, NJ6 mi
- Roselle Park, NJ6 mi
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