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
Ship Bottom, NJ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—61°58°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—61°56°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—73°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers60%77°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle60%62°56°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle40%58°51°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle34%58°52°
Ship Bottom, NJ
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Ship Bottom, NJ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.