Plainfield, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Plainfield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain69%0.16″91°74°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain95%1.8″74°69°-17°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle85%0.01″70°65°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast21%—83°64°+13°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle19%—89°68°+6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle36%—91°71°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Showers23%0.31″83°69°-8°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 15.7 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 during the projected peak around 6 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~69%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 2.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.7 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Plainfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 07060, 07062, 07063
16-Day Forecast — Plainfield
- Sun91°74°69%
- Mon74°69°95%
- Tue70°65°85%
- Wed83°64°21%
- Thu89°68°19%
- Fri91°71°36%
- Sat83°69°23%
- Sun71°66°24%
- Mon83°63°19%
- Tue92°68°13%
- Wed90°73°15%
- Thu86°64°33%
- Fri88°65°27%
- Sat91°70°33%
- Sun78°68°32%
- Mon90°70°32%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Plainfield
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 — Plainfield
SPC has placed Plainfield in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Plainfield
- Jacob Riis Beach28.5 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 Plainfield
- 07062
- 07063
- 07060
- 07061