Frost Advisory
Starts in 8 h 58 min
When
From midnight tonight to 9 AM EDT Sunday.
Where
Portions of central, northern, and southern New Jersey.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Temperatures as low as 32 degrees will result in frost formation.
Impacts
Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.
Precautionary actions
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Areas: Middlesex; Western Monmouth; Eastern Monmouth; Mercer; Salem; Gloucester; Camden; Northwestern Burlington; Ocean; Cumberland; Atlantic; Cape May; Southeastern Burlington
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Observed 2:45 PM EDT at KBLM

Long Branch, NJ weather

Sunny and 63°17°, jacket by 7 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 63°17°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Light through 3 AM
Dew point: 37°3°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 22Good; Ozone · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.54 inHg1034 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−1.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 44°7° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 61°16° tomorrow at 1 PM

This afternoonNear 58°14° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 45°7° by 3 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 62°17° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 66°19° by 2 PM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 3p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	45%	25%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	42%	26%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	44%	24%	0
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	47%	65%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	51%	63%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	59%	57%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	61%	38%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	50°10° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	66%	18%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	49°9° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	71%	15%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	48°9° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	74%	18%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	47°8° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	76%	19%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	46°8° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	76%	14%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	45°7° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	79%	10%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	45°7° (likely 38°3° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	79%	3%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	45°7° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	79%	3%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	44°7° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	79%	2%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	76%	1%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 38°3° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	71%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	61%	0%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	55%	0%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	0%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	42%	0%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	42%	0%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	42%	0%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	41%	0%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	44%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	58°14° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	53%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	55°13° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	71%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	49°9° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	76%	1%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	79%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	79%	0%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	82%	0%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	82%	13%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	9%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	14%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	71%	12%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	62%	12%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	54%	0%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	52%	0%	4
Mon 2p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	48%	2%	4

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 41°5°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 60. East wind around 0 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. West wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Low, likely
38°3°–46°8°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 63°17°, low 43°6°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63. Northwest wind around 0 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
38°3°–44°7°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 68°20°, low 48°9°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. West wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
39°4°–48°9°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 58°14°, low 45°7°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 58.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–59°15°
Low, likely
44°7°–55°13°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 57°14°, low 48°9°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 58°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Low, likely
38°3°–52°11°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 51°11°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 50°10°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 55°13°. Typical 61°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
50°10°–59°15°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 39°4°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 57°14°. Typical 61°16° / 39°4°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.28 in7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–70°21°
Low, likely
56°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 39°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 61°16°. Typical 61°16° / 39°4°. Rain 0.82 in21 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.26 in6.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 68°20°
  20% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 66°19°
  20% chance · 0.36 in9.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
59°15°–65°18°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 39°4°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 60°, low 41°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 63°, low 43°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 68°, low 48°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 57–68°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (PHI) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

New Jersey Atlantic Coast at Sandy Hook (IN MLLW)

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.3 ft

Forecast peak 6.2 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Watson Creek at Manasquan (IN MLLW)

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft

Forecast peak 4.8 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Shrewsbury River at Sea Bright (IN MLLW)

4.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.3 ft

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Swimming River at Red Bank

6.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.2 ft
Flow: 17 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 74% less heating than a typical week.

This week 25Typical 95

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 14
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 36°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 1:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

FREEHOLD-MARLBORO · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1881–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 4°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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Long Branch weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 46 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 29 min less
Golden hour: 5:25–6:20 PM; Morning 6:59–7:54 AM
Blue hour: 6:20–6:30 PM; Morning 6:48–6:59 AM; first light 6:48 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 10 PM–6:49 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:27 AM · rises 4:59 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking east from Long Branch. Open water to the horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

1 active weather alert

Frost Advisory

Long Branch, NJ weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

New Jersey Atlantic Coast at Sandy Hook (IN MLLW)

Watson Creek at Manasquan (IN MLLW)

Shrewsbury River at Sea Bright (IN MLLW)

Swimming River at Red Bank

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon