Wharton, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wharton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain64%3.0″82°68°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain92%1.9″73°62°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle78%0.07″65°61°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast23%—80°58°+15°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle22%—84°60°+4°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle49%0.09″87°67°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast26%—84°60°-3°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 44 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.2 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 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~97%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- 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 6.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.2 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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
- 11:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Wharton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 07885
15-Day Forecast — Wharton
- Sun84°69°64%
- Mon73°62°92%
- Tue65°61°78%
- Wed80°58°23%
- Thu84°60°22%
- Fri87°67°49%
- Sat84°60°26%
- Sun79°60°23%
- Mon82°57°18%
- Tue85°59°19%
- Wed79°64°42%
- Thu84°61°39%
- Fri85°59°30%
- Sat82°64°31%
- Sun91°70°48%
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 — Wharton
SPC has placed Wharton 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 Wharton
- 07885