Dorothy, New Jersey Weather
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Dorothy weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle39%0.01″95°74°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers71%0.56″84°74°-11°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers66%0.04″78°68°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast19%—76°65°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast18%—85°63°+9°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle31%—88°70°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast22%—84°65°-4°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 53 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 38 now. With UV 1.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 1.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
- 11:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Dorothy 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.
ZIP code: 08317
15-Day Forecast — Dorothy
- Sun95°74°39%
- Mon84°74°71%
- Tue78°68°66%
- Wed76°65°19%
- Thu85°63°18%
- Fri88°70°31%
- Sat84°65°22%
- Sun81°63°21%
- Mon77°66°21%
- Tue85°63°18%
- Wed84°64°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 — Dorothy
SPC has placed Dorothy 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 Dorothy
- 08317