Watchung, New Jersey Weather
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Watchung weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Overcast——91°64°—
- SaturdayJun 6Light Showers41%0.01″90°68°-1°
- SundayJun 7Showers41%0.22″84°67°-6°
- MondayJun 8Clear——81°59°-3°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——83°57°+2°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast14%—89°62°+6°
- ThursdayJun 11Overcast24%—89°66°0°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 50 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 14.9 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.9 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 3:58 AM
- Moonset
- 2:01 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Watchung at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below 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 5, 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.