Mountain Lakes, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mountain Lakes weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Showers60%2.4″83°70°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain93%2.2″71°62°-12°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Rain81%0.07″66°61°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast23%—81°58°+15°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle18%—85°61°+4°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle46%0.09″89°67°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast25%—85°61°-4°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 44 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.2 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 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
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.2 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 11:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Mountain Lakes 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: 07046
15-Day Forecast — Mountain Lakes
- Sun86°71°60%
- Mon71°62°93%
- Tue66°61°81%
- Wed81°58°23%
- Thu85°61°18%
- Fri89°67°46%
- Sat85°61°25%
- Sun80°60°22%
- Mon83°57°18%
- Tue86°60°18%
- Wed83°65°42%
- Thu85°62°39%
- Fri84°59°30%
- Sat82°64°31%
- Sun92°70°48%
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 Lakes
SPC has placed Mountain Lakes 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 Lakes
- 07046