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Weather in Gillette, New Jersey

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gillette, NJ
Sunday, May 17 at 3:57 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
46%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Gillette, NJ
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
11p
51°
12a
50°
1a
49°
2a
49°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
49°
6a
51°
7a
53°
8a
56°
9a
58°
10a
60°
11a
58°
12p
62°
1p
63°
2p
66°
3p
66°
4p
65°
5p
66°
6p
66°
7p
64°
8p
59°
9p
56°
10p
L 48°H 66°
Gillette, NJ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    81°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    90°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    88°64°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    94°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    65%
    91°61°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    21%
    75°53°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    64°48°
Gillette, NJ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
223° · veering 61°
Direction
SW
223°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 27 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 61° from the sw.
Gillette, NJ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.3
-0.2 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.60 inHg
Now
1002.3
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-4.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10021009
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Gillette, NJ
Air quality
90
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
9.7 μg/m³
PM 10
10.4 μg/m³
NO₂
11.2 μg/m³
Ozone
107.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Gillette, NJ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:10 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
12:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gillette, NJ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:43 AM
Moonset
12:36 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Gillette, NJ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gillette at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Gillette

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.