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Atlantic City, New Jersey Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Atlantic City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Atlantic City, NJ
Saturday, July 4 at 1:07 PM
93
°
Clear
Feels like
105°
Humidity
58%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
1:36 AM
Sunset
4:28 PM
Atlantic City, NJ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAtlantic City, NJ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 3 AM.
L 73°H 94°
Atlantic City, NJ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    0.01″
    94°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    24%
    0.03″
    87°73°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    75%
    0.02″
    77°71°-10°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    75%
    0.03″
    72°64°-5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    17%
    77°58°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    78°67°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    30%
    89°73°+11°
Atlantic City, NJ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
157° · steady
Direction
SSE
157°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 5
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
avg 5 · pk 19 @ 3:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 326SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the sse.
Atlantic City, NJ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.7
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.91 inHg
Now
1012.7
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1014.91012.31012.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure slipping through the change line — wetter air on the way.
Atlantic City, NJ
Air quality
72
AQI
Moderate
+10 in 6hPeak ~190 @ 11 PM

AQI 72 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 207 now. With UV 9.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 248 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Moderate
32.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
39μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERVery unhealthy
218μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 207 now. With UV 9.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 248 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 207
UV peak
9.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 248

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 32.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 39.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Atlantic City, NJ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
61.2mi
UNLIMITED
101 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
17:07 UTC · Atlantic City, NJ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
17:07 UTC · Atlantic City, NJ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Atlantic City, NJ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Atlantic City, NJ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Atlantic City, NJ
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:05 AM
Sunrise
1:36 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
4:28 PM
Civil dusk
9:01 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Atlantic City, NJ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:50 PM
Moonset
10:02 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Atlantic City, NJ
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Atlantic City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 21°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

16-Day Forecast — Atlantic City

  1. Sat94°75°14%
  2. Sun87°73°24%
  3. Mon77°71°75%
  4. Tue72°64°75%
  5. Wed77°58°17%
  6. Thu78°67°6%
  7. Fri89°73°30%
  8. Sat78°72°28%
  9. Sun74°69°22%
  10. Mon73°69°17%
  11. Tue75°71°16%
  12. Wed80°72°25%
  13. Thu84°73°29%
  14. Fri91°73°29%
  15. Sat82°72°30%
  16. Sun78°71°32%

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 — 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

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.