Morristown, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Morristown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Showers63%0.19″87°71°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain93%1.3″74°68°-13°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle80%0.02″68°63°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast29%—78°62°+10°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle18%—81°62°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle47%0.01″83°67°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast27%—84°62°+1°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 21 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~75%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~75%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 11:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Morristown 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: 07960
15-Day Forecast — Morristown
- Sun87°71°63%
- Mon74°68°93%
- Tue68°63°80%
- Wed78°62°29%
- Thu81°62°18%
- Fri83°67°47%
- Sat84°62°27%
- Sun80°62°23%
- Mon72°59°17%
- Tue84°60°19%
- Wed85°63°21%
- Thu89°65°39%
- Fri80°68°26%
- Sat81°66°42%
- Sun88°67°37%
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 — Morristown
SPC has placed Morristown in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Morristown
- 07960
- 07963