Westwood, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Westwood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle47%0.04″96°74°—
- SundayJul 5Showers62%0.66″87°73°-9°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain90%1.8″73°65°-14°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle82%0.05″68°63°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast16%—83°62°+15°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle18%—90°67°+7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle46%0.05″93°72°+3°
AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 56 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 12.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.4 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 12.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.4 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.99
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 3h 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
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 11:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Westwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°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.
ZIP code: 07675
16-Day Forecast — Westwood
- Sat96°74°47%
- Sun89°73°62%
- Mon73°65°90%
- Tue68°63°82%
- Wed83°62°16%
- Thu90°67°18%
- Fri93°72°46%
- Sat88°66°27%
- Sun84°65°21%
- Mon87°65°19%
- Tue88°69°19%
- Wed90°71°37%
- Thu89°68°39%
- Fri88°67°29%
- Sat86°71°27%
- Sun97°77°35%
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 — Westwood
SPC has placed Westwood 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.
Beaches near Westwood
- Rockaway Beach29.8 mi
Each linked page shows live water temperature, wave height, swim and surf verdicts, tides, and rip-current risk from NDBC + NOAA + NWS data.
ZIP codes in Westwood
- 07675