Weather in Basking Ridge, New Jersey
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Basking Ridge, NJ
Sunday, May 17 at 2:44 AM
70
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
65°
Humidity
41%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Basking Ridge, NJ
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
10p
51°
11p
50°
12a
50°
1a
49°
2a
49°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
49°
6a
51°
7a
53°
8a
56°
9a
58°
10a
59°
11a
58°
12p
61°
1p
62°
2p
65°
3p
65°
4p
65°
5p
65°
6p
65°
7p
62°
8p
58°
9p
Basking Ridge, NJ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°48°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—89°61°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle—89°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—92°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle54%88°57°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast30%74°50°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle23%63°47°
Basking Ridge, NJ
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Basking Ridge, NJ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
221° · backing 54°
Direction
SW
221°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 7
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
Basking Ridge, 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
Basking Ridge, 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 30m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
12:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Basking Ridge, NJ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:43 AM
- Moonset
- 12:36 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Basking Ridge, NJ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Basking Ridge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°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.