Point Pleasant, New Jersey Weather
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Point Pleasant weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Drizzle70%0.05″85°73°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain89%4.1″74°71°-11°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers89%0.16″73°67°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast18%—72°68°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—78°67°+6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle27%—91°71°+13°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast18%—78°70°-13°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 63 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 14.0 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.0 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 11:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Point Pleasant at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Point Pleasant
- Sun85°73°70%
- Mon74°71°89%
- Tue73°67°89%
- Wed72°68°18%
- Thu78°67°14%
- Fri91°71°27%
- Sat78°70°18%
- Sun77°68°18%
- Mon80°67°18%
- Tue79°65°13%
- Wed80°69°12%
- Thu83°70°35%
- Fri87°74°24%
- Sat80°71°30%
- Sun86°71°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 — Point Pleasant
SPC has placed Point Pleasant 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.
ZIP codes in Point Pleasant
- 08742