Oak Ridge, New Jersey Weather
Solstice approaches — longest light. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oak Ridge weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Light Rain83%0.11″74°61°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——75°52°+1°
- WednesdayJun 17Light Rain56%0.11″79°55°+4°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle34%0.03″88°60°+9°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle24%—80°58°-8°
- SaturdayJun 20Partly Cloudy——75°53°-5°
- SundayJun 21Overcast——67°55°-8°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 50 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.
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 42 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 19
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
- 5:24 AM
- Moonset
- 8:46 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Solstice approaches — longest light
Oak Ridge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Oak Ridge
- Mon74°61°83%
- Tue75°52°0%
- Wed79°55°56%
- Thu88°60°34%
- Fri80°58°24%
- Sat75°53°5%
- Sun67°55°9%
- Mon76°55°28%
- Tue77°50°32%
- Wed82°51°17%
- Thu79°63°18%
- Fri81°59°42%
- Sat81°53°29%
- Sun83°57°35%
- Mon93°66°35%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Oak Ridge
SPC has placed Oak Ridge 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.
ZIP codes in Oak Ridge
- 07438