Brainards, New Jersey Weather
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Brainards weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain73%0.53″88°71°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain90%0.37″76°63°-12°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle75%0.02″71°62°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast19%—76°61°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast34%—86°63°+10°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle50%0.05″85°67°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast31%—85°60°0°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 43 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.7 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.7 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 11:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Brainards at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Brainards
- Sun88°71°73%
- Mon76°63°90%
- Tue71°62°75%
- Wed76°61°19%
- Thu86°63°34%
- Fri85°67°50%
- Sat85°60°31%
- Sun82°60°22%
- Mon84°56°17%
- Tue85°59°20%
- Wed80°62°56%
- Thu85°59°43%
- Fri87°57°33%
- Sat83°63°40%
- Sun87°70°46%
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 — Brainards
SPC has placed Brainards in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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 Brainards
- 08865