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Riverton, New Jersey Weather

Fireflies rise from the lawn. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Riverton, NJ
Thursday, June 4 at 12:33 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
30%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Riverton, NJ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRiverton, NJ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 90°
Riverton, NJ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Partly Cloudy
    84°58°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    90°59°+6°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    90°63°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    16%
    92°69°+2°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    88°70°-4°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    30%
    78°63°-10°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    14%
    84°59°+6°
Riverton, NJ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
137° · backing 119°
Direction
SE
137°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
19
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 19 @ 9:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 127SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Riverton, NJ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1020.9
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 30.15 inHg
Now
1020.9
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10201023
10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1023.31019.81021.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Riverton, NJ
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
+27 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 61 now. AQI up 27 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
114μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 61 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 61
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 15

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Riverton, NJ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
150.2mi
UNLIMITED
161 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
00:33 UTC ·Riverton, 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
00:33 UTC ·Riverton, NJ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Riverton, NJ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Riverton, NJ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Riverton, NJ
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:01 AM
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
12:57 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Riverton, NJ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
3:28 AM
Moonset
1:00 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Riverton, NJ
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Riverton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
  • 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.

ZIP codes in Riverton

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.