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Belle Mead, New Jersey Weather

Solstice approaches — longest light. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Belle Mead weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Belle Mead, NJ
Monday, June 15 at 5:34 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
82%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
1:27 AM
Sunset
4:30 PM
Belle Mead, NJ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBelle Mead, NJ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 57°H 77°
Belle Mead, NJ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Heavy Rain
    96%
    0.61″
    77°63°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    78°55°+1°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    30%
    0.08″
    84°58°+6°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    91°64°+7°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Drizzle
    31%
    0.02″
    82°63°-9°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    78°56°-4°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Light Drizzle
    0.01″
    65°59°-13°
Belle Mead, NJ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
307° · backing 143°
Direction
NW
307°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 8 · pk 38 @ 2:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 275SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 143° from the nw.
Belle Mead, NJ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
999.8
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.52 inHg
Now
999.8
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-8.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981008
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1008.1998.2999.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Belle Mead, NJ
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
-29 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 29 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneModerate
64μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 13

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.97
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Belle Mead, NJ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
37.7mi
UNLIMITED
106 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
09:34 UTC · Belle Mead, NJ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
09:34 UTC · Belle Mead, NJ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Belle Mead, NJ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Belle Mead, NJ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Belle Mead, NJ
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
4:55 AM
Sunrise
1:27 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
4:30 PM
Civil dusk
9:05 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Belle Mead, NJ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
5:27 AM
Moonset
8:45 PM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Belle Mead, NJ
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Solstice approaches — longest light

cultural
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Belle Mead at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

15-Day Forecast — Belle Mead

  1. Mon77°63°96%
  2. Tue78°55°0%
  3. Wed84°58°30%
  4. Thu91°64°46%
  5. Fri82°63°31%
  6. Sat78°56°9%
  7. Sun65°59°6%
  8. Mon74°60°28%
  9. Tue79°54°37%
  10. Wed83°57°20%
  11. Thu83°64°19%
  12. Fri86°62°30%
  13. Sat83°59°22%
  14. Sun84°61°27%
  15. Mon97°71°28%

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.

ZIP codes in Belle Mead

  • 08502
  • 08844

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.