Dover, New Jersey Weather
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Dover weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Mostly Clear——81°54°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——86°58°+5°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——89°63°+3°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle37%—87°63°-2°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers39%—85°63°-2°
- MondayJun 8Overcast12%—77°57°-8°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——83°53°+6°
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
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 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 3:29 AM
- Moonset
- 12:55 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Dover at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°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.