Lake Como, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake Como weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Showers73%0.23″81°73°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain91%0.45″74°70°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers88%0.01″72°68°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast31%—73°66°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle11%—83°66°+10°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle40%0.05″94°72°+11°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast31%—83°70°-11°
AQI 98 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 53 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 12.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.7 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 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 12.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.7 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- 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
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 11:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lake Como at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Lake Como
- Sun82°72°73%
- Mon74°70°91%
- Tue72°68°88%
- Wed73°66°31%
- Thu83°66°11%
- Fri94°72°40%
- Sat83°70°31%
- Sun76°70°16%
- Mon81°67°12%
- Tue81°66°13%
- Wed88°70°30%
- Thu82°69°35%
- Fri81°72°26%
- Sat83°71°22%
- Sun95°77°39%
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 — Lake Como
SPC has placed Lake Como 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.
Beaches near Lake Como
- Jacob Riis Beach28.6 mi
Each linked page shows live water temperature, wave height, swim and surf verdicts, tides, and rip-current risk from NDBC + NOAA + NWS data.
ZIP codes in Lake Como
- 07719