Hackensack, New Jersey Weather
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Hackensack weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——91°59°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——95°63°+4°
- SaturdayJun 6Heavy Drizzle28%—93°71°-2°
- SundayJun 7Drizzle44%0.04″88°69°-5°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle16%—81°62°-7°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——87°63°+6°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast——91°66°+4°
PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 22 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.
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 31 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 3:27 AM
- Moonset
- 12:53 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Hackensack at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (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.
Beaches near Hackensack
- Jacob Riis Beach23.9 mi
- Rockaway Beach Beach23.9 mi
- Long Beach NY Beach29 mi
Each linked page shows live water temperature, wave height, swim and surf verdicts, tides, and rip-current risk from NDBC + NOAA + NWS data.