Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Point Pleasant Beach weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Drizzle72%0.08″83°73°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain90%0.40″75°70°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers87%0.17″71°67°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast30%—72°68°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast10%—79°67°+7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle41%—91°71°+12°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast32%—78°70°-13°
AQI 79 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 66 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 13.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.6 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 11:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Point Pleasant Beach at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- 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: 08742
15-Day Forecast — Point Pleasant Beach
- Sun83°73°72%
- Mon75°70°90%
- Tue71°67°87%
- Wed72°68°30%
- Thu79°67°10%
- Fri91°71°41%
- Sat78°70°32%
- Sun77°68°16%
- Mon80°67°11%
- Tue79°65°13%
- Wed80°69°30%
- Thu83°70°35%
- Fri87°74°26%
- Sat80°71°22%
- Sun86°71°39%
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 Beach
SPC has placed Point Pleasant Beach 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 Point Pleasant Beach
- 08742