Alpha, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alpha weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain27%0.06″97°73°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain64%0.64″91°73°-6°
- MondayJul 6Showers94%0.33″73°63°-18°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle77%0.09″70°56°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy17%—83°54°+13°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle25%—88°60°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle50%—87°67°-1°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 90 now. With UV 8.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 104 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 90 now. With UV 8.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 104 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 90
- UV peak
- 8.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 104
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:55 PM
- Moonset
- 10:03 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Alpha at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 22°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Alpha
- Sat97°73°27%
- Sun91°73°64%
- Mon73°63°94%
- Tue70°56°77%
- Wed83°54°17%
- Thu88°60°25%
- Fri87°67°50%
- Sat83°70°27%
- Sun72°66°28%
- Mon70°64°24%
- Tue82°62°21%
- Wed89°64°31%
- Thu92°69°28%
- Fri92°72°32%
- Sat79°70°20%
- Sun87°66°30%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Alpha
SPC has placed Alpha in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Alpha
- 08865