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Somerville, New Jersey Weather

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

Somerville, NJ
Thursday, June 4 at 6:24 PM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
23%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Somerville, NJ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSomerville, NJ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 91°
Somerville, NJ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    88°56°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    93°62°+5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    37%
    89°66°-4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    0.01″
    85°65°-4°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Mostly Clear
    81°58°-4°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    88°56°+7°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Mostly Clear
    90°61°+2°
Somerville, NJ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
305° · veering 96°
Direction
NW
305°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 4 · pk 12 @ 11:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 159SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Somerville, NJ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.5
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 30.02 inHg
Now
1016.5
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-3.9
mb
24h
-3.8
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141020
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1019.61014.31014.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure slipping through the change line — wetter air on the way.
Somerville, NJ
Air quality
39
AQI
Moderate
+14 in 6hPeak ~85 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 86 now. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 86 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
129μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 86 now. With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 86 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 86
UV peak
7.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 86
Somerville, NJ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
14%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
156.4mi
UNLIMITED
185 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
18:24 UTC ·Somerville, NJ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
18:24 UTC ·Somerville, NJ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Somerville, NJ
Satellite · infrared · animated
Somerville, NJ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Somerville, NJ
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
8:57 AM
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
12:58 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Somerville, NJ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
3:28 AM
Moonset
12:56 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Somerville, NJ
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

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Somerville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 19 (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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Somerville

SPC has placed Somerville in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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.

ZIP codes in Somerville

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.