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Hillsborough, New Jersey Weather

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

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

Hillsborough, NJ
Monday, June 15 at 7:29 PM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
48%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
1:27 AM
Sunset
4:30 PM
Hillsborough, NJ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHillsborough, NJ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 77°
Hillsborough, NJ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Heavy Rain
    96%
    1.1″
    74°62°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    77°54°+3°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    47%
    76°61°-1°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    90°62°+14°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    24%
    76°63°-14°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    78°57°+2°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Overcast
    79°54°+1°
Hillsborough, NJ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
284° · veering 121°
Direction
WNW
284°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 11
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 11 · pk 34 @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 185SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 121° from the wnw.
Hillsborough, NJ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.1
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.65 inHg
Now
1004.1
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
+2.9
mb
24h
+3.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981004
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.0998.01004.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Hillsborough, NJ
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
+5 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
77μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Hillsborough, NJ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
84.2mi
UNLIMITED
104 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
23:29 UTC · Hillsborough, 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
23:29 UTC · Hillsborough, NJ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hillsborough, NJ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hillsborough, NJ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hillsborough, 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.
Hillsborough, NJ
The moon
New Moon
1% illuminated
Moonrise
5:27 AM
Moonset
8:45 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Hillsborough, NJ
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Solstice approaches — longest light

cultural
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hillsborough at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°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.

16-Day Forecast — Hillsborough

  1. Mon74°63°96%
  2. Tue77°55°0%
  3. Wed76°61°47%
  4. Thu90°62°39%
  5. Fri76°63°24%
  6. Sat78°57°7%
  7. Sun79°54°8%
  8. Mon63°59°36%
  9. Tue75°57°36%
  10. Wed76°54°11%
  11. Thu76°60°15%
  12. Fri68°61°30%
  13. Sat83°61°35%
  14. Sun88°57°24%
  15. Mon94°65°23%
  16. Tue81°70°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.

ZIP codes in Hillsborough

  • 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.