Highland Park, New Jersey Weather
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Highland Park weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Clear——88°57°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——95°62°+7°
- SaturdayJun 6Showers50%—93°68°-2°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers50%0.07″85°68°-8°
- MondayJun 8Mostly Clear——81°61°-4°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——83°58°+2°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast——90°63°+7°
AQI 86 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~82%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- light
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 3:58 AM
- Moonset
- 2:01 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Highland Park at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (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 5, 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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Highland Park
SPC has placed Highland Park in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
Beaches near Highland Park
- Jacob Riis Beach29.4 mi
Each linked page shows live water temperature, wave height, swim and surf verdicts, tides, and rip-current risk from NDBC + NOAA + NWS data.