Weather in Sussex, New Jersey
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sussex, NJ
Sunday, May 17 at 4:10 AM
68
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
66°
Humidity
52%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Sussex, NJ
Hour by hour · 24h
48°
12a
47°
1a
47°
2a
47°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
50°
7a
52°
8a
55°
9a
55°
10a
57°
11a
58°
12p
60°
1p
63°
2p
64°
3p
64°
4p
66°
5p
65°
6p
64°
7p
61°
8p
57°
9p
54°
10p
52°
11p
Sussex, NJ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Partly Cloudy—89°59°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle—92°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—90°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle74%87°54°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast10%69°44°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle19%61°46°
- SaturdayMay 23Drizzle30%52°46°
Sussex, NJ
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Sussex, NJ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
189° · veering 44°
Direction
S
189°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
29
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sussex, NJ
Air quality
81
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 111.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Sussex, NJ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:09 AM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
12:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sussex, NJ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:41 AM
- Moonset
- 12:39 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sussex, NJ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Sussex at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 23 (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.