Atlantic City, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Atlantic City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast33%—85°73°—
- MondayJul 6Light Rain77%0.07″77°71°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers77%—73°69°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle27%—72°68°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—77°68°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle32%0.01″89°73°+12°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle26%0.02″77°67°-12°
AQI 116 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 64 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 51. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 51
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:14 PM
- Moonset
- 11:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Atlantic City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 08401
15-Day Forecast — Atlantic City
- Sun86°72°33%
- Mon77°71°77%
- Tue73°69°77%
- Wed72°68°27%
- Thu77°68°13%
- Fri89°73°32%
- Sat77°67°26%
- Sun75°66°19%
- Mon77°64°13%
- Tue77°66°12%
- Wed80°70°31%
- Thu79°69°35%
- Fri78°71°29%
- Sat78°72°29%
- Sun85°75°35%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Atlantic City
SPC has placed Atlantic City in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight 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 Atlantic City
- 08401
- 08404
- 08405