Hillsdale, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hillsdale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Rain62%0.23″87°72°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain90%1.5″73°64°-14°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers82%0.05″71°63°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast15%—79°60°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast19%—83°65°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle46%—86°69°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast27%—86°62°0°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 24 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.5 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 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:14 PM
- Moonset
- 11:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Hillsdale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 07642
15-Day Forecast — Hillsdale
- Sun85°72°62%
- Mon73°64°90%
- Tue71°63°82%
- Wed79°60°15%
- Thu83°65°19%
- Fri86°69°46%
- Sat86°62°27%
- Sun83°64°21%
- Mon71°59°19%
- Tue85°61°19%
- Wed85°67°37%
- Thu89°68°39%
- Fri81°69°29%
- Sat84°67°27%
- Sun85°70°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 — Hillsdale
SPC has placed Hillsdale in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Hillsdale
- 07642