Stirling, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Stirling weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain63%0.38″86°72°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain94%1.2″73°64°-13°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle79%0.04″68°62°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast34%—79°60°+11°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle17%—86°61°+7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle46%—88°68°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast29%—86°62°-2°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 52 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.2 µg/m³.
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 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.2 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 11:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Stirling at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 07980
15-Day Forecast — Stirling
- Sun86°72°63%
- Mon73°64°94%
- Tue68°62°79%
- Wed79°60°34%
- Thu86°61°17%
- Fri88°68°46%
- Sat86°62°29%
- Sun80°61°25%
- Mon85°59°17%
- Tue87°60°20%
- Wed87°63°34%
- Thu86°64°34%
- Fri85°64°30%
- Sat83°65°26%
- Sun92°71°36%
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 — Stirling
SPC has placed Stirling in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Stirling
- 07980