The Hills, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
The Hills weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain64%0.40″86°71°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain93%1.0″73°63°-13°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle76%0.05″68°61°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast31%—78°58°+10°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle19%—86°60°+8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle47%—87°67°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast30%—85°60°-2°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 46 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.8 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 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~86%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- 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 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.8 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 11:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
The Hills at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — The Hills
- Sun86°71°64%
- Mon73°63°93%
- Tue68°61°76%
- Wed78°58°31%
- Thu86°60°19%
- Fri87°67°47%
- Sat85°60°30%
- Sun79°60°25%
- Mon83°58°17%
- Tue86°59°20%
- Wed84°61°34%
- Thu85°62°34%
- Fri85°61°30%
- Sat81°64°26%
- Sun91°69°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 — The Hills
SPC has placed The Hills 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 The Hills
- 07921
- 07920