Ocean Gate, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ocean Gate weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast23%—102°75°—
- SundayJul 5Rain41%0.42″84°72°-18°
- MondayJul 6Showers78%0.72″77°72°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers78%0.01″80°69°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast22%—75°68°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——91°66°+16°
- FridayJul 10Overcast42%—93°73°+2°
AQI 123 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 68 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 162 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 162 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 162
- UV peak
- 3.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 162
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.4 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 10:50 PM
- Moonset
- 10:00 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Ocean Gate at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 27°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 08740
16-Day Forecast — Ocean Gate
- Sat99°75°23%
- Sun84°72°41%
- Mon77°72°78%
- Tue80°69°78%
- Wed75°68°22%
- Thu91°66°8%
- Fri93°73°42%
- Sat93°76°30%
- Sun86°70°24%
- Mon79°69°22%
- Tue80°68°18%
- Wed88°65°37%
- Thu92°70°39%
- Fri93°73°27%
- Sat95°72°27%
- Sun92°73°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 Gate
SPC has placed Ocean Gate 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 Ocean Gate
- 08740