Great Meadows, New Jersey Weather
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Great Meadows weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle63%0.01″95°71°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain68%1.7″86°70°-9°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain93%3.1″75°62°-11°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle82%0.04″69°61°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast25%—79°60°+10°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle10%—86°61°+7°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle57%0.07″86°67°0°
AQI 65 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.4 µg/m³.
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 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.4 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Great Meadows at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 07838
16-Day Forecast — Great Meadows
- Sat95°71°63%
- Sun86°70°68%
- Mon75°62°93%
- Tue69°61°82%
- Wed79°60°25%
- Thu86°61°10%
- Fri86°67°57%
- Sat86°60°35%
- Sun81°60°28%
- Mon84°56°24%
- Tue86°58°18%
- Wed81°61°56%
- Thu85°59°43%
- Fri86°59°33%
- Sat81°63°40%
- Sun89°70°46%
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 — Great Meadows
SPC has placed Great Meadows in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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 Great Meadows
- 07838