Lyons, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lyons weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain54%0.08″96°72°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain63%0.47″87°73°-9°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain94%1.3″73°64°-14°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle86%0.04″68°62°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast30%—79°60°+11°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle10%—86°61°+7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle45%—88°68°+2°
AQI 68 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.8 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 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.8 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.99
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 3h 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
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 11:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lyons at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 07939
16-Day Forecast — Lyons
- Sat96°72°54%
- Sun87°73°63%
- Mon73°64°94%
- Tue68°62°86%
- Wed79°60°30%
- Thu86°61°10%
- Fri88°68°45%
- Sat86°62°36%
- Sun80°61°29%
- Mon84°59°26%
- Tue87°60°18%
- Wed86°63°34%
- Thu86°64°34%
- Fri85°63°30%
- Sat82°65°26%
- Sun92°70°36%
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 — Lyons
SPC has placed Lyons 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 Lyons
- 07939
- 07920