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West Long Branch, New Jersey Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

West Long Branch weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

West Long Branch, NJ
Sunday, July 5 at 1:34 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
85%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
1:32 AM
Sunset
4:29 PM
West Long Branch, NJ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWest Long Branch, NJ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 71% chance of precipitation at 1 AM.
L 72°H 82°
West Long Branch, NJ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    80%
    0.59″
    82°73°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Rain
    93%
    0.38″
    76°71°-6°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    88%
    0.01″
    72°67°-4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    31%
    74°65°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    84°66°+10°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    0.01″
    91°73°+7°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    29%
    83°69°-8°
West Long Branch, NJ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
302° · veering 52°
Direction
WNW
302°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 8
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 8 · pk 28 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 205SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 52° from the wnw.
West Long Branch, NJ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.9
+2.8 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.94 inHg
Now
1013.9
mb
3h
+2.8
mb
12h
+2.3
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1014.71009.11014.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
West Long Branch, NJ
Air quality
74
AQI
Moderate
-95 in 6h

AQI 74 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 95 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 19.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 19.4 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
19.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
19μg/m³
NO₂Moderate
50μg/m³
OzoneGood
41μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 19.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 19.4 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.99
Wind
light
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out

NO₂ × Time of day

NO₂ at AQI 25 during overnight — within the expected overnight baseline, no source signature.

Present
AQI 25
Phase
overnight calm
Pattern
traffic typical
West Long Branch, NJ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
97%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
33.8mi
UNLIMITED
117 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
05:34 UTC · West Long Branch, 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
05:34 UTC · West Long Branch, NJ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
West Long Branch, NJ
Satellite · infrared · animated
West Long Branch, NJ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
West Long Branch, NJ
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:00 AM
Sunrise
1:32 AM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
4:29 PM
Civil dusk
9:02 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
West Long Branch, NJ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:13 PM
Moonset
11:05 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
West Long Branch, NJ
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

West Long Branch at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 07764

15-Day Forecast — West Long Branch

  1. Sun83°73°80%
  2. Mon76°71°93%
  3. Tue72°67°88%
  4. Wed74°65°31%
  5. Thu84°66°12%
  6. Fri91°73°41%
  7. Sat83°69°29%
  8. Sun76°69°16%
  9. Mon81°68°14%
  10. Tue83°66°14%
  11. Wed90°69°23%
  12. Thu84°70°32%
  13. Fri81°72°30%
  14. Sat84°71°20%
  15. Sun95°77°39%

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 — West Long Branch

SPC has placed West Long Branch in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight 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.

Beaches near West Long Branch

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ZIP codes in West Long Branch

  • 07764

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.