Elwood, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elwood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain51%0.38″94°74°—
- MondayJul 6Showers81%0.07″84°72°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle78%—75°68°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast28%—84°64°+9°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle16%—87°64°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle38%0.01″98°72°+11°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle34%0.01″88°65°-10°
AQI 88 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 50 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 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 46. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 11:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Elwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 08217
15-Day Forecast — Elwood
- Sun94°74°51%
- Mon84°72°81%
- Tue75°68°78%
- Wed84°64°28%
- Thu87°64°16%
- Fri98°72°38%
- Sat88°65°34%
- Sun81°65°23%
- Mon86°61°13%
- Tue87°61°12%
- Wed92°65°31%
- Thu91°68°35%
- Fri88°67°29%
- Sat86°69°29%
- Sun95°75°35%
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 — Elwood
SPC has placed Elwood 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 Elwood
- 08215
- 08217
- 08037