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Emerson, New Jersey Weather

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Emerson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Emerson, NJ
Thursday, June 4 at 1:40 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
34%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Emerson, NJ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEmerson, NJ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 88°
Emerson, NJ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Clear
    85°56°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    88°59°+3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    91°61°+3°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    18%
    93°71°+2°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    68%
    0.01″
    90°69°-3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    41%
    79°62°-11°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    14%
    87°61°+8°
Emerson, NJ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
150° · veering 114°
Direction
SSE
150°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 5 · pk 18 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 148SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 114° from the sse.
Emerson, NJ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1019.9
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 30.12 inHg
Now
1019.9
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10181021
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1021.41017.91019.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Emerson, NJ
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
+20 in 6h

PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI up 20 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Moderate
30μg/m³
OzoneModerate
95μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 11

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Emerson, NJ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
115.2mi
UNLIMITED
156 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
01:40 UTC ·Emerson, NJ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
01:40 UTC ·Emerson, NJ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Emerson, NJ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Emerson, NJ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Emerson, NJ
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
8:54 AM
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
12:57 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Emerson, NJ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
3:27 AM
Moonset
12:52 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Emerson, NJ
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Emerson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 22 (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.

Beaches near Emerson

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ZIP codes in Emerson

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.