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Upper Saddle River, New Jersey Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Upper Saddle River weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Upper Saddle River, NJ
Saturday, July 4 at 6:31 PM
94
°
Clear
Feels like
97°
Humidity
42%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
1:29 AM
Sunset
4:32 PM
Upper Saddle River, NJ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastUpper Saddle River, NJ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 52% chance of precipitation at 1 AM.
L 72°H 94°
Upper Saddle River, NJ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    37%
    94°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Showers
    52%
    0.63″
    87°72°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    92%
    0.01″
    75°68°-12°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    84%
    0.07″
    68°61°-7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    23%
    81°60°+13°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    10%
    90°69°+9°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    0.01″
    85°69°-5°
Upper Saddle River, NJ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
248° · backing 63°
Direction
WSW
248°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
21
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 21 @ 8:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 349SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 63° from the wsw.
Upper Saddle River, NJ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.5
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.54 inHg
Now
1000.5
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011004
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1003.61001.11001.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Upper Saddle River, NJ
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
+36 in 6h

AQI 82 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 36 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 58 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
5.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
112μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 58 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 58
UV peak
0.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 58

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Upper Saddle River, NJ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
98.3mi
UNLIMITED
123 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
22:31 UTC · Upper Saddle River, NJ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
22:31 UTC · Upper Saddle River, NJ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Upper Saddle River, NJ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Upper Saddle River, NJ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Upper Saddle River, NJ
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:57 AM
Sunrise
1:29 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
4:32 PM
Civil dusk
9:06 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Upper Saddle River, NJ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:51 PM
Moonset
9:59 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Upper Saddle River, NJ
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Upper Saddle River at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 23°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Upper Saddle River

  1. Sat94°73°37%
  2. Sun87°72°52%
  3. Mon75°68°92%
  4. Tue68°61°84%
  5. Wed81°60°23%
  6. Thu90°69°10%
  7. Fri85°69°52%
  8. Sat85°73°31%
  9. Sun82°67°26%
  10. Mon77°64°24%
  11. Tue82°67°21%
  12. Wed87°63°28%
  13. Thu89°67°41%
  14. Fri93°70°45%
  15. Sat91°71°34%
  16. Sun91°73°39%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 — Upper Saddle River

SPC has placed Upper Saddle River 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 Upper Saddle River

  • 07458

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.