Long Branch, Pennsylvania Weather
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Long Branch weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast——74°47°—
- WednesdayJun 17Light Drizzle17%—81°58°+7°
- ThursdayJun 18Heavy Rain62%0.58″83°57°+2°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——73°51°-10°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——72°50°-1°
- SundayJun 21Light Rain39%0.26″71°51°-1°
- MondayJun 22Light Drizzle60%0.02″72°54°+1°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~89%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 8:17 AM
- Moonset
- 10:57 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Honeysuckle sweetens the night
Long Branch at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Long Branch
- Tue74°47°3%
- Wed81°58°17%
- Thu83°57°62%
- Fri73°51°7%
- Sat72°50°3%
- Sun71°51°39%
- Mon72°54°60%
- Tue77°50°39%
- Wed72°59°11%
- Thu79°60°22%
- Fri81°54°19%
- Sat89°60°44%
- Sun91°64°48%
- Mon92°66°42%
- Tue90°65°55%
- Wed81°67°42%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Long Branch
SPC has placed Long Branch in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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.
ZIP codes in Long Branch
- 15423