McGuire AFB, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
McGuire AFB weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain74%0.13″89°72°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain94%0.93″76°71°-13°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle85%0.08″75°67°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast21%—81°66°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers21%—90°65°+9°
- FridayJul 10Overcast36%—87°69°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle22%0.07″83°69°-4°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 36 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 14.2 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 during the projected peak around 6 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 2.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 2.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.2 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
McGuire AFB at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — McGuire AFB
- Sun89°72°74%
- Mon76°71°94%
- Tue75°67°85%
- Wed81°66°21%
- Thu90°65°21%
- Fri87°69°36%
- Sat83°69°22%
- Sun72°68°27%
- Mon84°61°21%
- Tue92°66°14%
- Wed91°70°14%
- Thu84°62°27%
- Fri90°62°29%
- Sat92°68°29%
- Sun76°70°29%
- Mon89°71°32%
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 — McGuire AFB
SPC has placed McGuire AFB in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 McGuire AFB
- 08641