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McGuire AFB, New Jersey Weather

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

McGuire AFB, NJ
Thursday, June 4 at 4:58 PM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
21%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
McGuire AFB, NJ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMcGuire AFB, NJ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 89°
McGuire AFB, NJ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    89°53°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    95°63°+6°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    36%
    92°66°-3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    36%
    0.09″
    89°68°-3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    73°55°-16°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    82°52°+9°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    89°57°+7°
McGuire AFB, NJ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
293° · backing 39°
Direction
WNW
293°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 16 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 187SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 39° from the wnw.
McGuire AFB, NJ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.6
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 30.02 inHg
Now
1016.6
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151019
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1018.51014.51014.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure slipping through the change line — wetter air on the way.
McGuire AFB, NJ
Air quality
41
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6hPeak ~103 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 100 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 8.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 108 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
137μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 100 now. With UV 8.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 108 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 100
UV peak
8.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 108
McGuire AFB, NJ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
159.0mi
UNLIMITED
183 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
16:58 UTC ·McGuire AFB, 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
16:58 UTC ·McGuire AFB, NJ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
McGuire AFB, NJ
Satellite · infrared · animated
McGuire AFB, NJ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
McGuire AFB, NJ
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
8:59 AM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
12:56 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
McGuire AFB, NJ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
3:26 AM
Moonset
12:58 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
McGuire AFB, NJ
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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McGuire AFB at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 16 (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 — McGuire AFB

SPC has placed McGuire AFB 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.

ZIP codes in McGuire AFB

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.