Ledgewood, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ledgewood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Showers65%0.99″82°68°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain91%1.6″72°60°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle76%0.06″65°59°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast21%—78°57°+13°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle27%—84°59°+6°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle51%0.06″84°66°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast28%—83°59°-1°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 41 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.8 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 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~95%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.8 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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 11:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Ledgewood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 07852
15-Day Forecast — Ledgewood
- Sun83°68°65%
- Mon72°60°91%
- Tue65°59°76%
- Wed78°57°21%
- Thu84°59°27%
- Fri84°66°51%
- Sat83°59°28%
- Sun78°58°23%
- Mon81°56°18%
- Tue84°57°20%
- Wed79°60°42%
- Thu83°60°39%
- Fri83°59°30%
- Sat80°62°31%
- Sun89°68°48%
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 — Ledgewood
SPC has placed Ledgewood in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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 Ledgewood
- 07852
- 07836