Silver Lake, New Jersey Weather
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Silver Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Rain46%0.13″93°74°—
- MondayJul 6Showers82%0.06″87°70°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers63%0.06″78°68°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast30%—76°66°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast20%—83°63°+7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle36%—86°70°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast28%—86°65°0°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 59 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 12.9 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~72%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.9 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 11:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Silver Lake 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.
15-Day Forecast — Silver Lake
- Sun92°74°46%
- Mon87°70°82%
- Tue78°68°63%
- Wed76°66°30%
- Thu83°63°20%
- Fri86°70°36%
- Sat86°65°28%
- Sun82°64°15%
- Mon77°67°12%
- Tue84°63°9%
- Wed85°65°14%
- Thu91°69°26%
- Fri86°71°32%
- Sat85°70°38%
- Sun91°69°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 — Silver Lake
SPC has placed Silver Lake 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 Silver Lake
- 08302