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Weather in Mount Royal, New Jersey

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mount Royal, NJ
Sunday, May 17 at 2:33 AM
72
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
67°
Humidity
42%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Mount Royal, NJ
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
10p
54°
11p
53°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
51°
4a
50°
5a
50°
6a
53°
7a
53°
8a
55°
9a
57°
10a
61°
11a
63°
12p
64°
1p
66°
2p
66°
3p
66°
4p
66°
5p
67°
6p
66°
7p
63°
8p
61°
9p
L 50°H 67°
Mount Royal, NJ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    82°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    89°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    96°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    92°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    56%
    92°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    42%
    76°57°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    35%
    64°50°
Mount Royal, NJ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
187° · veering 60°
Direction
S
187°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
avg 9 · pk 22 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 60° from the s.
Mount Royal, NJ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.9
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.91 inHg
Now
1012.9
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-3.9
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121019
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Mount Royal, NJ
Air quality
87
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
10.2 μg/m³
PM 10
10.4 μg/m³
NO₂
11.1 μg/m³
Ozone
110.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Mount Royal, NJ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:16 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 25m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
12:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mount Royal, NJ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:49 AM
Moonset
12:36 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Mount Royal, NJ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mount Royal at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 15 (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.

ZIP codes in Mount Royal

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.