Fort Dix, New Jersey Weather
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Fort Dix weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain73%0.26″89°72°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle89%0.12″82°70°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers84%—71°67°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast30%—77°62°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle18%—86°63°+9°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle49%0.04″92°71°+6°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast37%—85°63°-7°
AQI 67 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 52 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.0 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 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- 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
Fort Dix at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Fort Dix
- Sun89°72°73%
- Mon82°70°89%
- Tue71°67°84%
- Wed77°62°30%
- Thu86°63°18%
- Fri92°71°49%
- Sat85°63°37%
- Sun76°66°25%
- Mon85°60°13%
- Tue89°61°14%
- Wed93°65°26%
- Thu90°65°32%
- Fri89°65°33%
- Sat90°67°23%
- Sun96°75°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 — Fort Dix
SPC has placed Fort Dix 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 Fort Dix
- 08640