Wharton, New Jersey Weather
Night falls a minute earlier. Day 43 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wharton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Light Drizzle17%—84°70°—
- MondayAug 3Showers63%0.26″84°70°0°
- TuesdayAug 4Overcast——83°62°-1°
- WednesdayAug 5Showers29%0.27″79°63°-4°
- ThursdayAug 6Thunderstorm55%—87°71°+8°
- FridayAug 7Heavy Drizzle45%—93°71°+6°
- SaturdayAug 8Light Drizzle51%—90°68°-3°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~73%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 4.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 9:41 PM
- Moonset
- 10:01 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Night falls a minute earlier
Wharton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
ZIP code: 07885
16-Day Forecast — Wharton
- Sun84°70°17%
- Mon84°70°63%
- Tue83°62°5%
- Wed79°63°29%
- Thu87°71°55%
- Fri93°71°45%
- Sat90°68°51%
- Sun93°70°34%
- Mon92°72°26%
- Tue83°62°15%
- Wed82°58°17%
- Thu77°66°35%
- Fri87°69°36%
- Sat84°72°36%
- Sun91°70°21%
- Mon89°65°23%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, 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 — Wharton
SPC has placed Wharton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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.
Sun & seasons in Wharton
Wharton sits in Morris County, where the year’s longest day runs 15h 7m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 14m — a swing of +5h 53m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Trenton, the state’s largest city, lies about 48 miles to the SSW. The nearest town Wharton tracks is Paterson, roughly 22 miles to the E.
Air quality in Wharton’s county has trended dirtier since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 35). See the full air-quality history for Wharton.
ZIP codes in Wharton
- 07885