Weather in Alpha, New Jersey
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alpha, NJ
Sunday, May 17 at 2:56 AM
72
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
69°
Humidity
43%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Alpha, NJ
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
10p
50°
11p
50°
12a
49°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
49°
6a
50°
7a
51°
8a
54°
9a
57°
10a
58°
11a
58°
12p
62°
1p
63°
2p
65°
3p
66°
4p
67°
5p
67°
6p
66°
7p
63°
8p
59°
9p
Alpha, NJ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—82°44°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—89°59°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers11%94°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle11%88°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers72%85°55°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast29%71°45°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle28%59°47°
Alpha, NJ
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Alpha, NJ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
215° · backing 179°
Direction
SW
215°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Alpha, NJ
Air quality
85
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 116.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Alpha, NJ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:13 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
12:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Alpha, NJ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:46 AM
- Moonset
- 12:39 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Alpha, NJ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Alpha at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.