Maywood, New Jersey Weather
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Maywood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Overcast——94°62°—
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle43%—95°67°+1°
- SundayJun 7Showers43%0.20″84°66°-11°
- MondayJun 8Clear——83°58°-1°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——87°63°+4°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast12%—91°67°+4°
- ThursdayJun 11Overcast23%—87°69°-4°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 49 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 23.1 µg/m³ (AQI 77) with a 0.93 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 during the projected peak around 10 AM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 23.1 µg/m³ (AQI 77) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
NO₂ × Time of day
NO₂ at AQI 37 during overnight — within the expected overnight baseline, no source signature.
- Present
- AQI 37
- Phase
- overnight calm
- Pattern
- traffic typical
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
- 3:57 AM
- Moonset
- 1:59 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Maywood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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 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 — Maywood
SPC has placed Maywood 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.
Beaches near Maywood
- Jacob Riis Beach25.1 mi
- Rockaway Beach Beach25.1 mi
Each linked page shows live water temperature, wave height, swim and surf verdicts, tides, and rip-current risk from NDBC + NOAA + NWS data.