North Wildwood, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
North Wildwood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast35%—86°73°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle56%0.02″82°72°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers69%—77°70°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle34%—74°67°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—82°67°+8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle23%—90°72°+8°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle23%0.01″81°68°-9°
AQI 111 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 81 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~95%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
North Wildwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — North Wildwood
- Sun86°73°35%
- Mon82°72°56%
- Tue77°70°69%
- Wed74°67°34%
- Thu82°67°14%
- Fri90°72°23%
- Sat81°68°23%
- Sun76°67°13%
- Mon79°64°12%
- Tue80°65°11%
- Wed86°70°31%
- Thu82°70°35%
- Fri81°70°23%
- Sat83°73°32%
- Sun90°74°44%
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 Wildwood
SPC has placed North Wildwood in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight 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 North Wildwood
- 08260