Ocean City, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ocean City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast32%—85°73°—
- MondayJul 6Showers67%0.68″78°72°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers73%0.08″77°70°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast32%—74°68°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast16%—82°66°+8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle28%—91°71°+9°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast26%—79°66°-12°
AQI 90 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 94 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Ocean City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 08226
15-Day Forecast — Ocean City
- Sun84°73°32%
- Mon78°72°67%
- Tue77°70°73%
- Wed74°68°32%
- Thu82°66°16%
- Fri91°71°28%
- Sat79°66°26%
- Sun77°67°19%
- Mon76°68°13%
- Tue77°64°11%
- Wed79°67°31%
- Thu84°70°35%
- Fri88°74°29%
- Sat82°70°29%
- Sun87°70°35%
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 — Ocean City
SPC has placed Ocean City 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.
ZIP codes in Ocean City
- 08226