Martinsville, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Martinsville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain68%0.40″84°73°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain94%0.74″73°65°-11°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle78%0.04″70°62°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast34%—78°61°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle17%—83°64°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle45%0.01″88°69°+5°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast30%—87°65°-1°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 44 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
Martinsville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°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: 08836
15-Day Forecast — Martinsville
- Sun84°73°68%
- Mon73°65°94%
- Tue70°62°78%
- Wed78°61°34%
- Thu83°64°17%
- Fri88°69°45%
- Sat87°65°30%
- Sun78°62°26%
- Mon85°61°16%
- Tue88°63°20%
- Wed88°66°34%
- Thu87°65°34%
- Fri85°67°30%
- Sat82°67°26%
- Sun92°72°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 — Martinsville
SPC has placed Martinsville 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 Martinsville
- 08836
- 08805
- 08807