South Toms River, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
South Toms River weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle61%0.01″90°73°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers90%0.49″78°71°-12°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers87%0.45″73°69°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle30%—72°67°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast11%—80°66°+8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle46%—91°70°+11°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast37%—77°67°-14°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 58 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.98 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 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 11:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
South Toms River at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — South Toms River
- Sun88°73°61%
- Mon78°71°90%
- Tue73°69°87%
- Wed72°67°30%
- Thu80°66°11%
- Fri91°70°46%
- Sat77°67°37%
- Sun76°65°20%
- Mon79°66°12%
- Tue78°63°14%
- Wed79°66°18%
- Thu86°68°27%
- Fri87°74°29%
- Sat83°71°29%
- Sun86°69°29%
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 — South Toms River
SPC has placed South Toms River 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 South Toms River
- 08757