Richwood, New Jersey Weather
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Richwood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle65%0.01″93°72°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers88%0.89″79°72°-14°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle69%0.05″76°67°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast29%—76°67°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle22%—84°65°+8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle41%—85°71°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast33%—88°67°+3°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 59 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 12.9 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.96 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.9 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 11:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Richwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 08074
15-Day Forecast — Richwood
- Sun93°72°65%
- Mon79°72°88%
- Tue76°67°69%
- Wed76°67°29%
- Thu84°65°22%
- Fri85°71°41%
- Sat88°67°33%
- Sun80°67°15%
- Mon77°68°13%
- Tue87°65°9%
- Wed88°68°14%
- Thu92°69°26%
- Fri86°73°32%
- Sat87°71°38%
- Sun94°70°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 — Richwood
SPC has placed Richwood 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 Richwood
- 08071
- 08074
- 08062
- 08025