Whippany, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Whippany weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Showers67%0.48″87°71°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain93%4.0″74°68°-13°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle84%0.02″69°63°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast24%—79°63°+10°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle19%—82°65°+3°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle37%—85°69°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast20%—85°63°0°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 4 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 11:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Whippany at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°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: 07981
15-Day Forecast — Whippany
- Sun87°71°67%
- Mon74°68°93%
- Tue69°63°84%
- Wed79°63°24%
- Thu82°65°19%
- Fri85°69°37%
- Sat85°63°20%
- Sun81°63°23%
- Mon71°60°19%
- Tue85°62°13%
- Wed85°66°16%
- Thu90°67°39%
- Fri80°69°26%
- Sat82°68°42%
- Sun90°69°37%
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 — Whippany
SPC has placed Whippany in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Whippany
- 07981
- 07999