Highlands, New Jersey Weather
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Highlands weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——80°57°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——88°63°+8°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast44%—91°70°+3°
- SundayJun 7Light Rain44%0.06″85°68°-6°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——73°61°-12°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——82°58°+9°
- WednesdayJun 10Partly Cloudy12%—85°65°+3°
PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 3 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 3:25 AM
- Moonset
- 12:54 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Highlands at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 18 (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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Highlands
SPC has placed Highlands 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 Highlands
- Jacob Riis Beach12.9 mi
- Rockaway Beach Beach14.8 mi
- Long Beach NY Beach21.6 mi
Each linked page shows live water temperature, wave height, swim and surf verdicts, tides, and rip-current risk from NDBC + NOAA + NWS data.