Sheppards Mill, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sheppards Mill weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle44%0.03″93°74°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers73%1.7″85°73°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle50%0.06″82°70°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle31%—81°65°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers25%0.06″83°68°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle30%—86°68°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle20%—85°70°-1°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 21 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 4.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 21
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- 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).
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
Sheppards Mill at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Sheppards Mill
- Sun93°74°44%
- Mon85°73°73%
- Tue82°70°50%
- Wed81°65°31%
- Thu83°68°25%
- Fri86°68°30%
- Sat85°70°20%
- Sun78°69°22%
- Mon86°61°22%
- Tue92°69°17%
- Wed89°70°14%
- Thu83°63°27%
- Fri87°62°35%
- Sat93°72°36%
- Sun84°74°34%
- Mon89°73°39%
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 — Sheppards Mill
SPC has placed Sheppards Mill in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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.
ZIP codes in Sheppards Mill
- 08323
- 08302