Lakehurst, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lakehurst weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle71%0.04″88°72°—
- MondayJul 6Showers91%0.22″80°71°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers88%0.18″72°67°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast31%—74°66°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—82°64°+8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle46%—91°70°+9°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast38%—81°64°-10°
AQI 66 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 55 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.3 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 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 35
- 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 11.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.3 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:14 PM
- Moonset
- 11:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lakehurst at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 08733
15-Day Forecast — Lakehurst
- Sun88°74°71%
- Mon80°71°91%
- Tue72°67°88%
- Wed74°66°31%
- Thu82°64°13%
- Fri91°70°46%
- Sat81°64°38%
- Sun77°63°23%
- Mon77°65°12%
- Tue83°62°15%
- Wed82°65°26%
- Thu91°67°32%
- Fri87°72°33%
- Sat86°70°23%
- Sun93°68°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 — Lakehurst
SPC has placed Lakehurst in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Lakehurst
- 08733