Cookstown, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cookstown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain74%0.99″88°73°—
- MondayJul 6Showers90%0.25″82°70°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers87%—71°66°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast32%—78°63°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle19%—85°63°+7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle48%0.05″91°71°+6°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast38%—84°63°-7°
AQI 79 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 42 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~96%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
Cookstown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 08511
15-Day Forecast — Cookstown
- Sun88°72°74%
- Mon82°70°90%
- Tue71°66°87%
- Wed78°63°32%
- Thu85°63°19%
- Fri91°71°48%
- Sat84°63°38%
- Sun77°66°25%
- Mon85°61°13%
- Tue89°61°15%
- Wed92°65°26%
- Thu88°66°32%
- Fri86°66°33%
- Sat88°67°23%
- Sun96°75°39%
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 — Cookstown
SPC has placed Cookstown in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight 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 Cookstown
- 08511