Blackwood, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Blackwood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle67%0.02″96°73°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers89%3.5″78°71°-18°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle67%0.05″76°67°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast25%—77°68°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle24%—84°65°+7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle34%—85°71°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast24%—88°67°+3°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 30 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.98 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 34 now. With UV 1.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 1.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- 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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 11:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Blackwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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: 08012
15-Day Forecast — Blackwood
- Sun95°73°67%
- Mon78°71°89%
- Tue76°67°67%
- Wed77°68°25%
- Thu84°65°24%
- Fri85°71°34%
- Sat88°67°24%
- Sun80°67°21%
- Mon77°68°20%
- Tue88°65°16%
- Wed88°68°14%
- Thu93°70°29%
- Fri86°73°30%
- Sat87°71°29%
- Sun94°71°29%
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 — Blackwood
SPC has placed Blackwood 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 Blackwood
- 08012