North Plainfield, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
North Plainfield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain68%0.71″83°74°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain94%1.1″73°66°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers80%0.02″71°64°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast35%—76°64°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast17%—83°65°+7°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle45%0.01″85°68°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast30%—83°65°-2°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 48 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — 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 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 5.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
North Plainfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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.
15-Day Forecast — North Plainfield
- Sun83°74°68%
- Mon73°66°94%
- Tue71°64°80%
- Wed76°64°35%
- Thu83°65°17%
- Fri85°68°45%
- Sat83°65°30%
- Sun81°65°25%
- Mon72°63°16%
- Tue84°62°20%
- Wed86°67°34%
- Thu92°68°34%
- Fri81°70°30%
- Sat84°68°26%
- Sun90°69°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 — North Plainfield
SPC has placed North Plainfield in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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.
Beaches near North Plainfield
- Jacob Riis Beach29.8 mi
Each linked page shows live water temperature, wave height, swim and surf verdicts, tides, and rip-current risk from NDBC + NOAA + NWS data.
ZIP codes in North Plainfield
- 07062
- 07063
- 07060