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Rockleigh, New Jersey Weather

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

Rockleigh, NJ
Thursday, June 4 at 6:36 PM
85
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
24%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Rockleigh, NJ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRockleigh, NJ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 91°
Rockleigh, NJ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Partly Cloudy
    87°58°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    92°62°+5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    32%
    91°69°-1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    32%
    0.13″
    83°64°-8°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    80°58°-3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    85°59°+5°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Clear
    89°63°+4°
Rockleigh, NJ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
331° · backing 87°
Direction
NNW
331°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
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 4 · pk 14 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 139SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Rockleigh, NJ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.3
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.95 inHg
Now
1014.3
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131017
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1017.41012.81012.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure slipping through the change line — wetter air on the way.
Rockleigh, NJ
Air quality
41
AQI
Moderate
+14 in 6hPeak ~86 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 90 now. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 7.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 89 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
131μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 90 now. With UV 7.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 89 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 90
UV peak
7.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 89

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 1.00 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
1.00
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Rockleigh, NJ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
38%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
150.0mi
UNLIMITED
165 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
18:36 UTC ·Rockleigh, 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
18:36 UTC ·Rockleigh, NJ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Rockleigh, NJ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rockleigh, NJ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rockleigh, NJ
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
8:53 AM
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
12:57 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Rockleigh, NJ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
3:27 AM
Moonset
12:52 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Rockleigh, NJ
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rockleigh at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 22 (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 — Rockleigh

SPC has placed Rockleigh 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 Rockleigh

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ZIP codes in Rockleigh

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.