Ridgewood, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ridgewood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle63%0.01″87°73°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain75%1.9″73°66°-14°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Rain90%0.15″67°63°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast21%—86°61°+19°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle18%—91°69°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers41%0.02″85°71°-6°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast31%—87°65°+2°
AQI 62 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 115 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 115 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 115
- UV peak
- 1.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 115
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 23.4 µg/m³ (AQI 78) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 11:14 PM
- Moonset
- 11:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Ridgewood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 07450
16-Day Forecast — Ridgewood
- Sun87°73°63%
- Mon73°66°75%
- Tue67°63°90%
- Wed86°61°21%
- Thu91°69°18%
- Fri85°71°41%
- Sat87°65°31%
- Sun83°69°20%
- Mon88°69°18%
- Tue77°67°13%
- Wed80°66°17%
- Thu80°66°26%
- Fri92°68°25%
- Sat86°71°23%
- Sun81°71°27%
- Mon71°67°32%
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 — Ridgewood
SPC has placed Ridgewood in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Ridgewood
- 07450
- 07451