Laurel Heights, New Jersey Weather
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Laurel Heights weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle45%0.01″94°74°—
- MondayJul 6Showers75%0.29″84°73°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers50%0.03″78°68°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast29%—76°66°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast23%—83°63°+7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle31%—86°70°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast21%—86°65°0°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 43 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 5 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 1.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 1.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 11:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Laurel Heights at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Laurel Heights
- Sun94°74°45%
- Mon84°73°75%
- Tue78°68°50%
- Wed76°66°29%
- Thu83°63°23%
- Fri86°70°31%
- Sat86°65°21%
- Sun82°64°22%
- Mon77°67°22%
- Tue84°63°17%
- Wed85°65°13%
- Thu91°68°26%
- Fri86°71°32%
- Sat85°70°38%
- Sun91°69°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 — Laurel Heights
SPC has placed Laurel Heights 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 Laurel Heights
- 08302