Hopewell, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hopewell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Drizzle74%0.04″97°73°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain61%0.66″89°73°-8°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers93%1.7″77°66°-12°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle80%0.02″71°64°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast35%—76°61°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle16%—87°63°+11°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle43%0.13″90°71°+3°
AQI 75 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 29 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.4 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 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.4 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.99
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 2h 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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 11:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Hopewell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 08525
16-Day Forecast — Hopewell
- Sat97°73°74%
- Sun89°73°61%
- Mon77°66°93%
- Tue71°64°80%
- Wed76°61°35%
- Thu87°63°16%
- Fri90°71°43%
- Sat85°62°34%
- Sun76°62°23%
- Mon85°59°15%
- Tue88°61°17%
- Wed89°67°41%
- Thu86°63°35%
- Fri88°62°33%
- Sat83°65°36%
- Sun92°73°45%
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 — Hopewell
SPC has placed Hopewell 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 Hopewell
- 08525