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West Park, New Jersey Weather

Queen Anne's lace lines the roads. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

West Park, NJ
Monday, July 6 at 4:03 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
77°
Humidity
93%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
1:40 AM
Sunset
4:30 PM
West Park, NJ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWest Park, NJ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 43% chance of precipitation at 4 AM.
L 69°H 87°
West Park, NJ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    61%
    0.09″
    87°71°
  2. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    33%
    80°68°-7°
  3. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    24%
    85°67°+5°
  4. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    28%
    0.04″
    86°68°+1°
  5. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    39%
    0.09″
    91°70°+5°
  6. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    39%
    88°69°-3°
  7. Sunday
    Jul 12
    Drizzle
    14%
    0.07″
    83°69°-5°
West Park, NJ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
058° · backing 125°
Direction
ENE
058°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7 mph
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 mph · pk 21 mph @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 198SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 125° from the ene.
West Park, NJ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.2
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.83 inHg
Now
1010.2
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091012
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1012.11009.41010.2
Pressure slipping through the change line — wetter air on the way.
West Park, NJ
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
-51 in 6h

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 51 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.9 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneGood
60μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.9 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
light
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
West Park, NJ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
90%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.2mi
UNLIMITED
85 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
08:03 UTC · West Park, 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
08:03 UTC · West Park, NJ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
West Park, NJ
Satellite · infrared · animated
West Park, NJ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
West Park, NJ
Almanac · Monday, July 6
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:09 AM
Sunrise
1:40 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
4:30 PM
Civil dusk
9:04 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
West Park, NJ
The moon
Last Quarter
65% illuminated
Moonrise
11:41 PM
Moonset
12:17 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
West Park, NJ
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Queen Anne's lace lines the roads

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West Park at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

15-Day Forecast — West Park

  1. Mon86°71°61%
  2. Tue80°68°33%
  3. Wed85°67°24%
  4. Thu86°68°28%
  5. Fri91°70°39%
  6. Sat88°69°39%
  7. Sun83°69°14%
  8. Mon85°65°16%
  9. Tue89°64°10%
  10. Wed86°66°20%
  11. Thu80°67°21%
  12. Fri86°63°35%
  13. Sat83°62°33%
  14. Sun84°63°38%
  15. Mon87°67°44%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, 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 Park

SPC includes West Park in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 West Park

  • 08302

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.