Long Valley, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Long Valley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain68%0.14″85°70°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain91%1.3″73°62°-12°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle74%0.06″68°61°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast19%—79°60°+11°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle30%—86°60°+7°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle51%0.07″85°67°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast31%—85°61°0°
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 ~78%) — 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
Long Valley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°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: 07853
15-Day Forecast — Long Valley
- Sun86°70°68%
- Mon73°62°91%
- Tue68°61°74%
- Wed79°60°19%
- Thu86°60°30%
- Fri85°67°51%
- Sat85°61°31%
- Sun79°60°23%
- Mon83°56°18%
- Tue85°59°19%
- Wed80°62°56%
- Thu84°61°43%
- Fri85°60°33%
- Sat82°63°40%
- Sun89°70°46%
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 Valley
SPC has placed Long Valley 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 Long Valley
- 07853