Weather in Rio Grande, New Jersey
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rio Grande, NJ
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
65
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
62%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Rio Grande, NJ
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
9p
55°
10p
54°
11p
53°
12a
53°
1a
53°
2a
52°
3a
52°
4a
52°
5a
51°
6a
53°
7a
55°
8a
56°
9a
57°
10a
59°
11a
62°
12p
64°
1p
66°
2p
66°
3p
66°
4p
66°
5p
67°
6p
66°
7p
62°
8p
Rio Grande, NJ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—75°51°
- SundayMay 17Overcast13%86°63°
- MondayMay 18Overcast11%82°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle—79°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers38%80°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle41%66°57°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle48%57°52°
Rio Grande, NJ
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Rio Grande, NJ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
181° · veering 29°
Direction
S
181°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 10
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Rio Grande, NJ
Air quality
74
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 12.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 16.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 115.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Rio Grande, NJ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:17 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 21m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
12:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rio Grande, NJ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:50 AM
- Moonset
- 12:32 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Rio Grande, NJ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Rio Grande at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (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.