Weather in Fortescue, New Jersey
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fortescue, NJ
Sunday, May 17 at 2:33 AM
67
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
57%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Fortescue, NJ
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
10p
53°
11p
52°
12a
52°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
50°
4a
49°
5a
49°
6a
51°
7a
54°
8a
56°
9a
58°
10a
61°
11a
64°
12p
66°
1p
66°
2p
66°
3p
68°
4p
67°
5p
67°
6p
67°
7p
63°
8p
60°
9p
Fortescue, NJ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Partly Cloudy—78°53°
- SundayMay 17Overcast11%86°63°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle11%93°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle—80°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers53%80°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle53%69°57°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle46%58°52°
Fortescue, NJ
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Fortescue, NJ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
184° · veering 116°
Direction
S
184°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
23
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fortescue, NJ
Air quality
81
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 109.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fortescue, NJ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:17 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
12:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fortescue, NJ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:51 AM
- Moonset
- 12:34 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fortescue, NJ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Fortescue at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (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.