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Weather in Sweetwater, New Jersey

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

Sweetwater, NJ
Sunday, May 17 at 1:46 AM
70
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
66°
Humidity
49%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Sweetwater, NJ
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
9p
55°
10p
53°
11p
51°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
50°
3a
50°
4a
49°
5a
50°
6a
52°
7a
53°
8a
55°
9a
57°
10a
60°
11a
63°
12p
65°
1p
67°
2p
66°
3p
65°
4p
66°
5p
67°
6p
67°
7p
63°
8p
L 49°H 67°
Sweetwater, NJ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    90°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    90°64°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    94°65°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    47%
    93°68°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    47%
    74°56°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    63°50°
Sweetwater, NJ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
183° · backing 24°
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 20 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 24° from the s.
Sweetwater, NJ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.8
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.97 inHg
Now
1014.8
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141020
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Sweetwater, NJ
Air quality
76
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
8.6 μg/m³
PM 10
10.3 μg/m³
NO₂
3.7 μg/m³
Ozone
112.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Sweetwater, NJ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:14 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
12:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sweetwater, NJ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:47 AM
Moonset
12:33 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Sweetwater, 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 →

Sweetwater at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 14 (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 Sweetwater

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.