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Weather in Margate City, New Jersey

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Margate City, NJ
Sunday, May 17 at 5:23 AM
61
°
Overcast
Feels like
60°
Humidity
79%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Margate City, NJ
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
1a
49°
2a
49°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
50°
7a
53°
8a
55°
9a
57°
10a
59°
11a
62°
12p
64°
1p
66°
2p
65°
3p
66°
4p
66°
5p
66°
6p
64°
7p
60°
8p
58°
9p
56°
10p
54°
11p
53°
12a
L 47°H 66°
Margate City, NJ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    78°59°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    79°61°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    88°63°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    55%
    89°64°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    68°56°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    44%
    58°50°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    64°51°
Margate City, NJ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
218° · veering 15°
Direction
SW
218°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 12
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 12 · pk 39 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 15° from the sw.
Margate City, NJ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.9
-1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.94 inHg
Now
1013.9
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-5.7
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141021
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Margate City, NJ
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
10.2 μg/m³
PM 10
14.8 μg/m³
NO₂
1.9 μg/m³
Ozone
98.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Margate City, NJ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:13 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
12:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Margate City, NJ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:48 AM
Moonset
12:31 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Margate City, NJ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Margate City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Margate City

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.