Salem, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Salem weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle45%—93°74°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers77%3.3″81°72°-12°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle61%0.03″78°68°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast33%—76°67°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle25%—84°63°+8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle39%—85°71°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast28%—86°63°+1°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 58 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.9 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 11:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Salem at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 08079
15-Day Forecast — Salem
- Sun93°74°45%
- Mon81°72°77%
- Tue78°68°61%
- Wed76°67°33%
- Thu84°63°25%
- Fri85°71°39%
- Sat86°63°28%
- Sun78°65°14%
- Mon76°67°13%
- Tue85°63°11%
- Wed84°66°14%
- Thu88°69°29%
- Fri86°71°32%
- Sat85°70°33%
- Sun92°68°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 — Salem
SPC has placed Salem 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 Salem
- 08079