Newark Activates ‘Code Blue’: See Local Weather Forecast For The Week

NEWARK, NJ — Newark is activating a “Code Blue” alert for Monday evening through Tuesday morning amid a weather forecast of frigid winter temperatures.

The city’s Code Blue will take effect at 8 p.m. on Jan. 29. It will continue until 8 a.m. on Jan. 30. During this period, temperatures are expected to drop to a low of 31 degrees, city officials noted.

Code Blue alerts in Newark are called when temperatures fall to 32 degrees or when there is a wind chill factor of zero degrees.

During Code Blues, emergency shelter will be available to people experiencing homelessness and others in need. For more information, contact the shelters listed below or call the Office of Homeless Services at (973) 877-9481, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

• Miller Street Pathways to Housing Center (families only) – 41 Miller Street, Newark
• H.E.L.P. Center (adults only) – 224 Sussex Avenue, Newark

LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST IN NEWARK

Here is the latest weather forecast for Newark this week, as per the National Weather Service:

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. North wind 6 to 9 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Wind chill values between 25 and 30. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 33. East wind around 7 mph.

Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high near 41. East wind 3 to 5 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 46.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 40.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

SAFETY TIPS FOR COLD WEATHER

Newark city officials gave the following advice for when the thermometer drops:

• Keep the house heated to a minimum of 68°F. The temperatures inside the walls where the pipes are located is substantially colder than the walls themselves. A temperature lower than 68°F will not keep the inside walls from freezing.
• Identify the locations for the main water shutoff in your home. Find out how it works in case you have to use it.
• Open hot and cold faucets enough to let them drip slowly. Keeping water moving within the pipes will prevent them from freezing.
• Check on seniors to make sure that they are warm and dry.
• Stay indoors as much as possible.
• Check all windows and doors for drafts. Place plastic if you feel a draft.
• Do not leave space heaters unattended.
• Do not use generators indoors.
• It is illegal to use kerosene heaters indoors.
• Keep anything that can burn at least three feet away from heating equipment, such as furnaces, fireplaces, wood stoves, or portable space heaters.
• Have a three-foot “kid-free zone” around open fires and space heaters.
• Never use your oven to heat your home.
• Remember to turn portable heaters off when leaving the room or going to bed.
• Take inventory of emergency items.

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