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Forked River, New Jersey

Community in Ocean County, New Jersey

Air quality

The air at Forked River

Index 20, good, led by fine particles. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Southeast Burlington and Ocean Counties (NJ), 3 miles off.

20Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)20Good-
  • Ozone20Good20 ppb21.4 mi

The days ahead

Highest 55, moderate, Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 25, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 2 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Forked River

0.45 in in the last 24 hours, 0.48 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.45in
Last 3 days
0.48in

Visibility

How far you can see at Forked River, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Mon 2 AM, lowest 4 miles Sat 8 AM.

SatSun

On the radar over Forked River, New JerseyReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Forked River, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Toms RiverMJX

At an airfield/9.0 mi away/82 ft/80 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank179of 756

measured daily2 instruments

ManasquanMSQN4

At a cooperative observer's station/22.3 mi away/26 ft/24 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank161of 756

Station report

The weather at Toms River, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.0 mi from Forked River, New Jersey. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 6:56 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 7,000 ft; the ceiling is 7,000 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 7,000 feet, the ceiling at 7,000 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 7,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 7,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEToms River, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MJXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MJX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 18 mph.

Plan of the wind at Toms River, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 9 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle 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 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEToms River, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MJXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-17IDSR-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 30.01 inHg means its barometer reads 29.92 inHg; it reports 49.0 F, 9.7 F colder 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 30.01 and the station pressure it means, 29.92.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 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, REPORTED30.01 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.92 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED49.0 FTITLEToms River, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS MJXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-17IDSR-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

Measured at Manasquan (MSQN4), 22.3 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in New Jersey

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

Near Forked River

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

Near Forked River

River and lake gauges