Weather in Somerset, New Jersey
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Somerset, NJ
Sunday, May 17 at 2:42 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
37%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Somerset, NJ
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
10p
53°
11p
51°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
50°
3a
50°
4a
50°
5a
50°
6a
51°
7a
54°
8a
57°
9a
59°
10a
61°
11a
61°
12p
62°
1p
64°
2p
66°
3p
67°
4p
67°
5p
67°
6p
66°
7p
65°
8p
60°
9p
Somerset, NJ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°47°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°63°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle—89°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—92°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle49%90°62°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast36%77°54°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle26%61°49°
Somerset, NJ
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Somerset, NJ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
217° · backing 88°
Direction
SW
217°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
26
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
Somerset, NJ
Air quality
85
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 10.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 104.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Somerset, NJ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:10 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
12:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Somerset, NJ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:44 AM
- Moonset
- 12:35 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Somerset, NJ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Somerset at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 19 (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.