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Weather in Ship Bottom, New Jersey

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ship Bottom, NJ
Sunday, May 17 at 5:05 AM
58
°
Overcast
Feels like
53°
Humidity
84%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Ship Bottom, NJ
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
1a
54°
2a
54°
3a
54°
4a
54°
5a
54°
6a
52°
7a
52°
8a
53°
9a
55°
10a
56°
11a
57°
12p
58°
1p
58°
2p
58°
3p
59°
4p
60°
5p
61°
6p
60°
7p
60°
8p
59°
9p
57°
10p
57°
11p
57°
12a
L 52°H 61°
Ship Bottom, NJ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    61°58°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    61°56°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    73°60°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    60%
    77°61°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    62°56°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    40%
    58°51°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    58°52°
Ship Bottom, NJ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
208° · veering 28°
Direction
SSW
208°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
40
avg 15
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 15 · pk 40 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 21 — flags snap, branches bend.
Ship Bottom, NJ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.6
-1.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.93 inHg
Now
1013.6
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-6.2
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141021
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Ship Bottom, NJ
Air quality
67
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
11.7 μg/m³
PM 10
17.0 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
101.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Ship Bottom, NJ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:11 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 25m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
12:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ship Bottom, NJ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:46 AM
Moonset
12:31 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Ship Bottom, NJ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ship Bottom at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Ship Bottom

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.