Wildwood Crest, New Jersey Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wildwood Crest weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast36%—84°73°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle55%0.03″80°73°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers68%—78°70°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle35%—74°68°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—81°69°+7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle24%—88°72°+7°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle23%0.01″80°70°-8°
AQI 87 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 90 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 15.3 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.3 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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
- 11:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Wildwood Crest at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Wildwood Crest
- Sun84°73°36%
- Mon80°73°55%
- Tue78°70°68%
- Wed74°68°35%
- Thu81°69°13%
- Fri88°72°24%
- Sat80°70°23%
- Sun76°69°13%
- Mon80°65°12%
- Tue79°68°11%
- Wed83°71°31%
- Thu82°72°35%
- Fri81°71°23%
- Sat81°74°32%
- Sun87°74°44%
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 — Wildwood Crest
SPC has placed Wildwood Crest 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.
ZIP codes in Wildwood Crest
- 08260