Long Branch, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Long Branch weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain80%0.46″81°73°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain93%0.48″74°71°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers88%0.01″72°67°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast31%—74°65°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle12%—84°66°+10°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle40%0.01″91°72°+7°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast29%—83°69°-8°
AQI 85 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 79 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 21.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 21.5 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 21.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 21.5 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 1.00
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 4h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
NO₂ × Time of day
NO₂ at AQI 30 during overnight — within the expected overnight baseline, no source signature.
- Present
- AQI 30
- Phase
- overnight calm
- Pattern
- traffic typical
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
Long Branch at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°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: 07740
15-Day Forecast — Long Branch
- Sun81°73°80%
- Mon74°71°93%
- Tue72°67°88%
- Wed74°65°31%
- Thu84°66°12%
- Fri91°72°40%
- Sat83°69°29%
- Sun76°69°15%
- Mon81°68°14%
- Tue83°66°14%
- Wed90°69°23%
- Thu84°70°32%
- Fri81°72°30%
- Sat84°71°20%
- 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 — Long Branch
SPC has placed Long Branch 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 Long Branch
- Jacob Riis Beach19.8 mi
- Rockaway Beach21.4 mi
- Long Beach NY26.7 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 Long Branch
- 07740