Hackensack, New Jersey Weather
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Hackensack weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Mostly Clear——85°58°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——88°59°+3°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——89°61°+1°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle17%—92°71°+3°
- SundayJun 7Showers68%0.32″79°61°-13°
- MondayJun 8Overcast40%—80°58°+1°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast14%—86°61°+6°
Ozone at AQI 60 now. AQI up 30 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 by mid-afternoon.
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 60 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 60
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 2:49 AM
- Moonset
- 11:49 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Hackensack at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 21 (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 3, 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 Hackensack
- Jacob Riis Beach23.9 mi
- Rockaway Beach Beach23.9 mi
- Long Beach NY Beach29 mi
Each linked page shows live water temperature, wave height, swim and surf verdicts, tides, and rip-current risk from NDBC + NOAA + NWS data.