Highland Park, New Jersey Weather
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Highland Park weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 13Overcast——90°67°—
- SundayJun 14Rain62%0.28″95°65°+5°
- MondayJun 15Light Drizzle62%—78°59°-17°
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——79°62°+1°
- WednesdayJun 17Light Showers31%0.07″84°62°+5°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle44%—89°67°+5°
- FridayJun 19Drizzle23%0.08″74°63°-15°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.
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 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 3:36 AM
- Moonset
- 7:32 PM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Solstice approaches — longest light
Highland Park at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
15-Day Forecast — Highland Park
- Sat91°66°0%
- Sun95°65°62%
- Mon78°59°62%
- Tue79°62°6%
- Wed84°62°31%
- Thu89°67°44%
- Fri74°63°23%
- Sat81°58°9%
- Sun84°64°12%
- Mon69°58°22%
- Tue82°55°20%
- Wed82°61°26%
- Thu87°66°21%
- Fri78°67°31%
- Sat81°64°35%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 13, 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 — Highland Park
SPC has placed Highland Park in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Highland Park
- Jacob Riis Beach29.4 mi
Each linked page shows live water temperature, wave height, swim and surf verdicts, tides, and rip-current risk from NDBC + NOAA + NWS data.
ZIP codes in Highland Park
- 08904