Ocean Grove, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ocean Grove weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain38%0.06″101°74°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain77%0.85″84°72°-17°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm87%0.31″74°71°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle78%0.10″71°63°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast22%—83°63°+12°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy21%—89°66°+6°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle34%0.07″92°69°+3°
AQI 72 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 28.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 29.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 73 now. With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 73 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 73
- UV peak
- 7.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 73
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 28.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 29.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 9:59 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Ocean Grove at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 07756
16-Day Forecast — Ocean Grove
- Sat101°74°38%
- Sun84°72°77%
- Mon74°71°87%
- Tue71°63°78%
- Wed83°63°22%
- Thu89°66°21%
- Fri92°69°34%
- Sat82°71°19%
- Sun74°68°28%
- Mon72°67°18%
- Tue77°68°17%
- Wed81°71°27%
- Thu95°73°29%
- Fri96°78°40%
- Sat84°72°20%
- Sun84°71°26%
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 Grove
SPC has placed Ocean Grove in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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.
Beaches near Ocean Grove
- Jacob Riis Beach25.6 mi
- Rockaway Beach27.2 mi
Each linked page shows live water temperature, wave height, swim and surf verdicts, tides, and rip-current risk from NDBC + NOAA + NWS data.
ZIP codes in Ocean Grove
- 07756