Cumberland-Hesstown, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cumberland-Hesstown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle39%—95°74°—
- MondayJul 6Showers71%0.30″85°75°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers62%0.04″78°68°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast23%—76°65°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast18%—85°63°+9°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle31%—88°70°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast23%—85°65°-3°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 102 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.87 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 11:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Cumberland-Hesstown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Cumberland-Hesstown
- Sun95°74°39%
- Mon85°75°71%
- Tue78°68°62%
- Wed76°65°23%
- Thu85°63°18%
- Fri88°70°31%
- Sat85°65°23%
- Sun81°63°21%
- Mon77°66°21%
- Tue85°63°19%
- Wed84°65°11%
- Thu91°68°26%
- Fri87°71°32%
- Sat85°69°38%
- Sun93°69°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 — Cumberland-Hesstown
SPC has placed Cumberland-Hesstown in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Cumberland-Hesstown
- 08332