Brookside, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Brookside weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle64%0.01″86°71°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain92%0.90″75°67°-11°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle79%0.02″68°62°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast28%—78°61°+10°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle19%—80°62°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle48%0.01″83°67°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast26%—83°61°0°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 21 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~75%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~75%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 11:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Brookside at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°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.
ZIP code: 07926
15-Day Forecast — Brookside
- Sun86°71°64%
- Mon75°67°92%
- Tue68°62°79%
- Wed78°61°28%
- Thu80°62°19%
- Fri83°67°48%
- Sat83°61°26%
- Sun80°62°23%
- Mon71°59°18%
- Tue83°60°19%
- Wed84°63°21%
- Thu88°64°39%
- Fri79°67°26%
- Sat80°65°42%
- Sun87°67°37%
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 — Brookside
SPC has placed Brookside 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 Brookside
- 07960
- 07926
- 07945