Barnegat Light, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Barnegat Light weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast27%—81°74°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle38%0.02″78°72°-3°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm77%0.07″77°72°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle77%0.04″72°64°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast21%—78°58°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy——83°62°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle37%0.02″94°70°+11°
AQI 76 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 205 now. With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 241 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 205 now. With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 241 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 205
- UV peak
- 8.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 241
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 30.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 38.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 10:50 PM
- Moonset
- 10:00 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Barnegat Light at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 08006
16-Day Forecast — Barnegat Light
- Sat81°74°27%
- Sun78°72°38%
- Mon77°72°77%
- Tue72°64°77%
- Wed78°58°21%
- Thu83°62°6%
- Fri94°70°37%
- Sat82°70°26%
- Sun75°69°23%
- Mon73°69°20%
- Tue76°69°18%
- Wed80°70°27%
- Thu91°72°29%
- Fri96°75°40%
- Sat84°73°20%
- Sun80°69°26%
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 — Barnegat Light
SPC has placed Barnegat Light 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 Barnegat Light
- 08006