Weather in Oak Ridge, New Jersey
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oak Ridge, NJ
Sunday, May 17 at 5:15 AM
66
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
64°
Humidity
55%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Oak Ridge, NJ
Hour by hour · 24h
46°
1a
46°
2a
46°
3a
47°
4a
47°
5a
47°
6a
48°
7a
50°
8a
52°
9a
54°
10a
54°
11a
55°
12p
57°
1p
60°
2p
62°
3p
63°
4p
63°
5p
63°
6p
62°
7p
59°
8p
56°
9p
53°
10p
51°
11p
50°
12a
Oak Ridge, NJ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—87°60°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle—87°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—90°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle72%86°54°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast10%69°45°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle20%61°45°
- SaturdayMay 23Drizzle32%51°45°
Oak Ridge, NJ
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Oak Ridge, NJ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
262° · backing 87°
Direction
W
262°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Oak Ridge, NJ
Air quality
85
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 108.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Oak Ridge, NJ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:08 AM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
12:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oak Ridge, NJ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:42 AM
- Moonset
- 12:37 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Oak Ridge, NJ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Oak Ridge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.