Weather in Plainfield, New Jersey
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Plainfield, NJ
Sunday, May 17 at 2:39 AM
71
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
67°
Humidity
39%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Plainfield, NJ
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
10p
54°
11p
52°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
50°
3a
50°
4a
51°
5a
51°
6a
52°
7a
54°
8a
57°
9a
60°
10a
61°
11a
61°
12p
62°
1p
63°
2p
67°
3p
66°
4p
66°
5p
67°
6p
66°
7p
66°
8p
61°
9p
Plainfield, NJ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—90°62°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle—88°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—93°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle49%91°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast34%76°55°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle24%62°49°
Plainfield, NJ
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Plainfield, NJ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
229° · backing 73°
Direction
SW
229°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Plainfield, NJ
Air quality
95
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 10.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 113.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Plainfield, NJ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:10 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
12:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Plainfield, NJ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:43 AM
- Moonset
- 12:35 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Plainfield, NJ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Plainfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.