Forked River, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Forked River weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy54%—87°73°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers89%0.20″76°72°-11°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle89%0.05″77°68°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast19%—76°67°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers14%—82°66°+6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle34%—89°69°+7°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle18%—80°72°-9°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 46 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 17.7 µg/m³ (AQI 67) with a 0.84 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 31 now. With UV 2.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 2.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.7 µg/m³ (AQI 67) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- 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
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 11:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Forked River at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 08731
16-Day Forecast — Forked River
- Sun87°73°54%
- Mon76°72°89%
- Tue77°68°89%
- Wed76°67°19%
- Thu82°66°14%
- Fri89°69°34%
- Sat80°72°18%
- Sun75°69°19%
- Mon75°67°19%
- Tue87°68°15%
- Wed88°70°13%
- Thu84°64°35%
- Fri88°64°24%
- Sat91°69°30%
- Sun77°71°35%
- Mon90°71°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 — Forked River
SPC has placed Forked River 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 Forked River
- 08731