Absecon Highlands, New Jersey Weather
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Absecon Highlands weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——80°54°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——92°59°+12°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast14%—89°64°-3°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle52%—86°68°-3°
- MondayJun 8Overcast11%—71°56°-15°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——83°51°+12°
- WednesdayJun 10Partly Cloudy——86°58°+3°
PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 29 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 3:23 AM
- Moonset
- 12:59 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Absecon Highlands at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.