Bound Brook, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bound Brook weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle74%0.02″90°73°—
- MondayJul 6Rain94%0.32″75°70°-15°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle85%0.01″70°65°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast20%—83°64°+13°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle21%—88°67°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle35%—90°69°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Showers22%0.33″83°69°-7°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 19.2 µg/m³ (AQI 70) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 19.2 µg/m³ (AQI 70) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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
Bound Brook at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 08805
16-Day Forecast — Bound Brook
- Sun90°73°74%
- Mon75°70°94%
- Tue70°65°85%
- Wed83°64°20%
- Thu88°67°21%
- Fri90°69°35%
- Sat83°69°22%
- Sun71°65°25%
- Mon83°62°19%
- Tue92°66°12%
- Wed89°70°15%
- Thu85°62°33%
- Fri87°64°27%
- Sat90°68°33%
- Sun75°68°32%
- Mon89°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 — Bound Brook
SPC has placed Bound Brook 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 Bound Brook
- 08805