Ridgewood, New Jersey Weather
Queen Anne's lace lines the roads. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ridgewood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Heavy Rain98%2.1″70°66°—
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast30%—71°64°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast17%—85°64°+14°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle29%—91°70°+6°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers37%0.01″89°72°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast31%—88°69°-1°
- SundayJul 12Overcast21%—87°72°-1°
AQI 67 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 64 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 22.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 25.2 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 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 22.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 25.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 6h 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 12:13 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Queen Anne's lace lines the roads
Ridgewood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 07450
15-Day Forecast — Ridgewood
- Mon72°66°98%
- Tue71°64°30%
- Wed85°64°17%
- Thu91°70°29%
- Fri89°72°37%
- Sat88°69°31%
- Sun87°72°21%
- Mon96°73°20%
- Tue95°74°11%
- Wed87°67°17%
- Thu85°67°27%
- Fri89°67°29%
- Sat77°66°26%
- Sun69°66°27%
- Mon84°63°24%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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