Highland Lakes, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Highland Lakes weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Drizzle59%0.04″88°70°—
- SundayJul 5Showers65%0.61″81°68°-7°
- MondayJul 6Rain90%0.54″70°59°-11°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle79%0.03″61°58°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast17%—81°53°+20°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle25%0.01″84°58°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle46%—86°64°+2°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 29 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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
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
- 11:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Highland Lakes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 07422
16-Day Forecast — Highland Lakes
- Sat88°71°59%
- Sun81°69°65%
- Mon70°59°90%
- Tue61°58°79%
- Wed81°53°17%
- Thu84°58°25%
- Fri86°64°46%
- Sat81°57°25%
- Sun77°58°24%
- Mon80°53°20%
- Tue83°57°20%
- Wed76°63°42%
- Thu82°56°39%
- Fri83°54°30%
- Sat79°60°31%
- Sun90°69°48%
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 — Highland Lakes
SPC has placed Highland Lakes 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 Highland Lakes
- 07462
- 07422