Watchung, New Jersey Weather
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Watchung weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——85°58°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——91°65°+6°
- SaturdayJun 6Showers35%—90°68°-1°
- SundayJun 7Drizzle35%0.02″85°66°-5°
- MondayJun 8Mostly Clear——80°60°-5°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——87°57°+7°
- WednesdayJun 10Partly Cloudy——92°62°+5°
Ozone at AQI 500 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 31 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.
AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 500 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 500
- UV peak
- 3.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 500
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 3:27 AM
- Moonset
- 12:55 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Watchung at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (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 — Watchung
SPC has placed Watchung in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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.