Rio Grande, New Jersey Weather
Queen Anne's lace lines the roads. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rio Grande weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Foggy29%—87°73°—
- TuesdayJul 7Foggy24%—84°72°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast24%—77°66°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm19%0.04″80°71°+3°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm37%—87°71°+7°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle29%—83°70°-4°
- SundayJul 12Overcast23%—78°69°-5°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.62 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.62 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.62
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 12:16 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Queen Anne's lace lines the roads
Rio Grande at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 08242
16-Day Forecast — Rio Grande
- Mon87°73°29%
- Tue84°72°24%
- Wed77°66°24%
- Thu80°71°19%
- Fri87°71°37%
- Sat83°70°29%
- Sun78°69°23%
- Mon75°71°19%
- Tue77°70°13%
- Wed85°71°11%
- Thu82°72°16%
- Fri79°69°28%
- Sat83°70°35%
- Sun85°72°29%
- Mon80°71°40%
- Tue79°67°42%
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 — Rio Grande
SPC includes Rio Grande in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Rio Grande
- 08242