Mountain Lake, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mountain Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle67%—96°71°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain65%2.5″87°70°-9°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain92%0.51″75°63°-12°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle80%0.04″70°61°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast23%—78°61°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle10%—87°62°+9°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle57%0.07″86°67°-1°
AQI 65 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.4 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 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.4 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 2h 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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 11:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Mountain Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Mountain Lake
- Sat96°71°67%
- Sun87°70°65%
- Mon75°63°92%
- Tue70°61°80%
- Wed78°61°23%
- Thu87°62°10%
- Fri86°67°57%
- Sat87°60°35%
- Sun82°59°28%
- Mon85°55°24%
- Tue86°59°18%
- Wed81°61°56%
- Thu86°59°43%
- Fri87°58°33%
- Sat81°63°40%
- Sun88°70°46%
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 — Mountain Lake
SPC has placed Mountain Lake 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 Mountain Lake
- 07823