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Weather in Spotswood, New Jersey

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

Spotswood, NJ
Sunday, May 17 at 1:45 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
44%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Spotswood, NJ
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
9p
55°
10p
54°
11p
52°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
50°
5a
50°
6a
52°
7a
54°
8a
56°
9a
59°
10a
61°
11a
62°
12p
62°
1p
64°
2p
65°
3p
67°
4p
67°
5p
67°
6p
66°
7p
65°
8p
L 49°H 67°
Spotswood, NJ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°47°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    90°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    92°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    96°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    47%
    93°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    43%
    76°57°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    27%
    61°50°
Spotswood, NJ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
211° · steady
Direction
SSW
211°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 8 · pk 26 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the ssw.
Spotswood, NJ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.4
-0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.93 inHg
Now
1013.4
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131019
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Spotswood, NJ
Air quality
89
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
9.3 μg/m³
PM 10
10.5 μg/m³
NO₂
10.7 μg/m³
Ozone
110.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Spotswood, NJ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:10 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
12:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Spotswood, NJ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:44 AM
Moonset
12:35 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Spotswood, 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 →

Spotswood at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 18 (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 Spotswood

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.