Diamond Beach, New Jersey Weather
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Diamond Beach weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast37%—83°73°—
- MondayJul 6Foggy67%—80°74°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers56%0.01″75°70°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast31%—74°68°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—80°68°+6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast26%—87°73°+7°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast20%—78°70°-9°
AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 43 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 16.8 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~71%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 0.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 16.8 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Diamond Beach at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Diamond Beach
- Sun83°73°37%
- Mon80°74°67%
- Tue75°70°56%
- Wed74°68°31%
- Thu80°68°14%
- Fri87°73°26%
- Sat78°70°20%
- Sun79°70°19%
- Mon77°70°19%
- Tue77°68°18%
- Wed79°70°9%
- Thu83°72°33%
- Fri86°74°33%
- Sat80°70°32%
- Sun85°72°34%
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 — Diamond Beach
SPC has placed Diamond Beach 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 Diamond Beach
- 08260