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Beach Haven West, New Jersey

Community in Ocean County, New Jersey

Air quality

The air at Beach Haven West

Index 16, good, led by ozone. Read at 8 AM from its reporting area, Southeast Burlington and Ocean Counties (NJ), 9 miles off.

16Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)4Good18.3 mi
  • Ozone16Good18 ppb18.3 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb18.3 mi

The days ahead

Highest 55, moderate, Mon Oct 19, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 26, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Beach Haven West

0.04 in in the last 24 hours, 0.10 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 7 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.04in
Last 3 days
0.10in

Visibility

How far you can see at Beach Haven West, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 3 miles Sat 3 AM.

FriSat

On the radar over Beach Haven West, New JerseyReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Beach Haven West, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Toms RiverMJX

At an airfield/18.2 mi away/82 ft/79 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank178of 737

measured daily2 instruments

Stafford Twp 2.0 SSWNJ-OC-102

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.5 mi away/28 ft/25 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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TuckertonJCRN4

At a cooperative observer's station/15.6 mi away/23 ft/20 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Toms River, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.2 mi from Beach Haven West, New Jersey. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 7:56 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 400 ft; the ceiling is 400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Toms River, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 400 feet, the ceiling at 400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MJXFIG. A THE SKY OVER TOMS RIVERSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEToms River, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MJXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MJX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The wind

From the south southeast (160 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Toms River, north up: blowing from 160 degrees, the south southeast, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MJXFIG. C THE WIND AT TOMS RIVERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 160°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEToms River, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MJXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MJX-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The column

At 82 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.83 inHg and the temperature at 58.7 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.94 inHg means its barometer reads 29.85 inHg; it reports 63.0 F, 4.3 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Toms River stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 82 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.83 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.7 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.94 and the station pressure it means, 29.85.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MJXFIG. D WHERE TOMS RIVER STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERETOMS RIVER0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT82 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.83 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.7 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.94 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.85 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED63.0 FTITLEToms River, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS MJXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MJX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Toms River, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in New Jersey

22 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Beach Haven West

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Beach Haven West

River and lake gauges