Basking Ridge, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Basking Ridge weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle64%0.02″90°72°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain92%1.3″73°68°-17°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers84%0.03″68°63°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast22%—81°60°+13°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle19%—86°64°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast38%—87°68°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Showers20%0.29″82°66°-5°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 15.7 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 6 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 2.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.7 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 11:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Basking Ridge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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.
ZIP code: 07920
16-Day Forecast — Basking Ridge
- Sun90°72°64%
- Mon73°68°92%
- Tue68°63°84%
- Wed81°60°22%
- Thu86°64°19%
- Fri87°68°38%
- Sat82°66°20%
- Sun69°62°25%
- Mon81°59°19%
- Tue90°63°12%
- Wed86°67°15%
- Thu84°60°33%
- Fri85°60°27%
- Sat88°65°33%
- Sun73°66°32%
- Mon88°70°32%
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 — Basking Ridge
SPC has placed Basking Ridge in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Basking Ridge
- 07920