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Rockleigh, New Jersey Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rockleigh weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Rockleigh, NJ
Saturday, July 4 at 11:12 PM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
84°
Humidity
84%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:29 AM
Sunset
4:31 PM
Rockleigh, NJ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRockleigh, NJ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 62% chance of precipitation at 1 AM.
L 74°H 88°
Rockleigh, NJ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    45%
    0.11″
    96°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Showers
    62%
    0.40″
    88°74°-8°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Rain
    92%
    4.0″
    74°64°-14°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    84%
    0.07″
    67°62°-7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    17%
    82°60°+15°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    89°66°+7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    46%
    0.07″
    91°71°+2°
Rockleigh, NJ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
338° · veering 99°
Direction
NNW
338°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 20 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 234SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 99° from the nnw.
Rockleigh, NJ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.9
+2.1 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.76 inHg
Now
1007.9
mb
3h
+2.1
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061009
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1009.11005.51007.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
Rockleigh, NJ
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
-31 in 6h

AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 31 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 6 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.6 µg/m³.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
14μg/m³
OzoneModerate
64μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~97%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 6 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.6 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.98
Wind
light
Recent rain
6h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Rockleigh, NJ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
33.4mi
UNLIMITED
88 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
03:12 UTC · Rockleigh, NJ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
03:12 UTC · Rockleigh, NJ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rockleigh, NJ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rockleigh, NJ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rockleigh, NJ
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:56 AM
Sunrise
1:29 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
4:31 PM
Civil dusk
9:05 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Rockleigh, NJ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:13 PM
Moonset
11:05 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Rockleigh, NJ
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rockleigh at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°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.

16-Day Forecast — Rockleigh

  1. Sat96°75°45%
  2. Sun88°74°62%
  3. Mon74°64°92%
  4. Tue67°62°84%
  5. Wed82°60°17%
  6. Thu89°66°19%
  7. Fri91°71°46%
  8. Sat86°64°26%
  9. Sun83°63°22%
  10. Mon85°62°19%
  11. Tue87°67°21%
  12. Wed89°70°37%
  13. Thu86°66°39%
  14. Fri87°64°29%
  15. Sat87°69°27%
  16. Sun96°75°35%

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 — Rockleigh

SPC has placed Rockleigh in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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.

Beaches near Rockleigh

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ZIP codes in Rockleigh

  • 07647

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.