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Weather in Oak Valley, New Jersey

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Oak Valley, NJ
Sunday, May 17 at 5:12 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
51%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Oak Valley, NJ
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
51°
4a
51°
5a
51°
6a
53°
7a
53°
8a
55°
9a
57°
10a
61°
11a
63°
12p
64°
1p
66°
2p
66°
3p
65°
4p
66°
5p
66°
6p
66°
7p
63°
8p
60°
9p
57°
10p
55°
11p
53°
12a
L 51°H 66°
Oak Valley, NJ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    90°64°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    96°65°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    93°68°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    67%
    93°67°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    51%
    76°57°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    38%
    64°50°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    60°50°
Oak Valley, NJ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
233° · backing 31°
Direction
SW
233°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
avg 9 · pk 24 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 31° from the sw.
Oak Valley, NJ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.1
-1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.83 inHg
Now
1010.1
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-5.4
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101017
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Oak Valley, NJ
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
12.1 μg/m³
PM 10
12.3 μg/m³
NO₂
10.7 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Oak Valley, NJ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:14 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
12:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oak Valley, NJ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:49 AM
Moonset
12:36 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Oak Valley, NJ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Oak Valley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 15 (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.

ZIP codes in Oak Valley

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.