Sussex, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sussex weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers61%0.83″92°68°—
- SundayJul 5Showers68%0.36″83°68°-9°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain90%1.9″72°62°-11°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle76%0.04″64°60°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast17%—82°58°+18°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle30%—86°61°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle48%—88°64°+2°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 28 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 11:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Sussex at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 07461
16-Day Forecast — Sussex
- Sat92°68°61%
- Sun84°69°68%
- Mon72°62°90%
- Tue64°60°76%
- Wed82°58°17%
- Thu86°61°30%
- Fri88°64°48%
- Sat85°58°27%
- Sun80°60°25%
- Mon83°54°20%
- Tue86°58°21%
- Wed79°65°42%
- Thu84°58°39%
- Fri87°54°30%
- Sat84°62°31%
- Sun92°70°48%
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 — Sussex
SPC has placed Sussex 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 Sussex
- 07461