Elmer, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elmer weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle54%0.01″93°74°—
- MondayJul 6Showers86%0.56″80°72°-13°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle55%0.03″77°67°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast29%—75°65°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast23%—83°63°+8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle32%—85°70°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast22%—86°65°+1°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 46 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 13.6 µg/m³ (AQI 59) 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.6 µg/m³ (AQI 59) 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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 11:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Elmer at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 08318
15-Day Forecast — Elmer
- Sun93°74°54%
- Mon80°72°86%
- Tue77°67°55%
- Wed75°65°29%
- Thu83°63°23%
- Fri85°70°32%
- Sat86°65°22%
- Sun81°63°21%
- Mon77°66°21%
- Tue85°63°17%
- Wed86°65°14%
- Thu90°68°26%
- Fri85°71°32%
- Sat86°70°38%
- Sun92°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 — Elmer
SPC has placed Elmer 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 Elmer
- 08318