Tornado Watch 8:00 PM Severe Thunderstorm Warning — Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ 4:45 PM Areal Flood Watch 1:00 AM

Mercer County, New Jersey, United States

Last updated: 4:24 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
27°C
Feels like 30°
Overcast
▲ 30°  /  ▼ 21°
Wind
9 mph SSW
Humidity
87%
Dew Point
24°
Pressure
29.61 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
2.8
Cloud Cover
90%
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Mercer County is currently overcast at 27°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 90% around 6 PM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1728 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 5:46AM · Sunset: 8:23PM.

72 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
27°
70%
6 PM
26°
90%
7 PM
25°
63%
8 PM
24°
57%
9 PM
23°
59%
10 PM
23°
56%
11 PM
23°
53%
12 AM
23°
53%
1 AM
23°
49%
2 AM
23°
49%
3 AM
22°
49%
4 AM
22°
64%
5 AM
21°
50%
6 AM
21°
51%
7 AM
22°
46%
8 AM
22°
46%
9 AM
24°
47%
10 AM
25°
43%
11 AM
26°
33%
12 PM
27°
33%
1 PM
27°
31%
2 PM
27°
31%
3 PM
27°
31%
4 PM
27°
31%
7-Day Forecast
Today
30° 21°
Overcast with a 70% chance of rain.
Wed
29° 19°
Partly Cloudy with a 50% chance of rain.
Thu
28° 17°
Mostly Clear.
Fri
27° 16°
Mostly Cloudy.
Sat
28° 17°
Clear.
Sun
29° 18°
Rain, 81% chance.
Mon
29° 20°
Drizzle, 60% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 27° Overcast 70% 9 mph SSW 87%
6 PM 26° Overcast 90% 9 mph SSW 89%
7 PM 25° Overcast 63% 10 mph S 91%
8 PM 24° Overcast 57% 9 mph S 92%
9 PM 23° Overcast 59% 7 mph SSW 94%
10 PM 23° Mostly Cloudy 56% 7 mph SSW 94%
11 PM 23° Mostly Cloudy 53% 6 mph SSW 94%
12 AM 23° Overcast 53% 7 mph SSW 94%
1 AM 23° Overcast 49% 8 mph SSW 94%
2 AM 23° Overcast 49% 9 mph SSW 93%
3 AM 22° Mostly Cloudy 49% 10 mph SSW 93%
4 AM 22° Mostly Cloudy 64% 10 mph SSW 92%
5 AM 21° Mostly Cloudy 50% 10 mph SSW 91%
6 AM 21° Mostly Cloudy 51% 10 mph SSW 90%
7 AM 22° Partly Cloudy 46% 10 mph SW 89%
8 AM 22° Partly Cloudy 46% 9 mph SW 87%
9 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 47% 9 mph WSW 82%
10 AM 25° Partly Cloudy 43% 9 mph WSW 77%
11 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 33% 10 mph WSW 72%
12 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 33% 10 mph WSW 68%
1 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 31% 10 mph WSW 65%
2 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 31% 9 mph W 63%
3 PM 27° Mostly Clear 31% 10 mph W 63%
4 PM 27° Mostly Clear 31% 10 mph W 62%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/21
Overcast
70%
21°
30°
Wed
7/22
Partly Cloudy
50%
19°
29°
Thu
7/23
Mostly Clear
13%
17°
28°
Fri
7/24
Mostly Cloudy
8%
16°
27°
Sat
7/25
Clear
19%
17°
28°
Sun
7/26
Rain
81%
18°
29°
Mon
7/27
Drizzle
60%
20°
29°
Tue
7/28
Drizzle
60%
19°
28°
Wed
7/29
Drizzle
60%
18°
28°
Thu
7/30
Drizzle
60%
19°
31°
Fri
7/31
Drizzle
60%
21°
29°
Sat
8/1
Drizzle
60%
20°
28°
Sun
8/2
Drizzle
60%
20°
29°
Mon
8/3
Drizzle
60%
21°
29°
Tue
8/4
Drizzle
60%
21°
30°
72
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
72 AQI 20.4 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
36 AQI 39 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Wed 72 Moderate 36 72
Thu 38 Good 38 34
Fri 47 Good 44 47
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Tue Jul 21, 20:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE2218 J/kg
MLCAPE2028 J/kg
MUCAPE2332 J/kg
SBCIN0 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-6.1
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear39 kt
0–1 km Shear15 kt
Eff. Shear37 kt
0–1 km SRH-34
0–3 km SRH-77
Eff. SRH-77
Storm Motion209° @ 36 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.5
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index30.9
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.10 in
0–3 km LR6.0 °C/km
700–500 LR5.8 °C/km
Total Totals46.1
LCL954 hPa
LFC1003 hPa
EL171 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,140 ft