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Rutgers University-Busch Campus, New Jersey

Community in Middlesex County, New Jersey

Air quality

The air at Rutgers University-Busch Campus

Index 20, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Central (NJ), 11 miles off.

20Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)11Good11.3 mi
  • Ozone20Good10 ppb4.3 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide8Good9 ppb4.3 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb15.6 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm15.6 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 53, moderate.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Rutgers University-Busch Campus

None in the last 24 hours; 0.06 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.06in

Visibility

How far you can see at Rutgers University-Busch Campus, the next 45 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Fri 9 AM.

FriSat

On the radar over Rutgers University-Busch Campus, New JerseyReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Rutgers University-Busch Campus, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

SomervilleSMQ

At an airfield/13.0 mi away/105 ft/5 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank418of 737

measured daily2 instruments

Piscataway Twp 1.0 WSWNJ-MD-24

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.5 mi away/96 ft/14 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

New BrunswickNBRN4

At a cooperative observer's station/4.2 mi away/82 ft/28 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank431of 737

Station report

The weather at Somerville, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.0 mi from Rutgers University-Busch Campus, New Jersey. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 5,000 ft, broken at 8,500 ft, overcast at 10,000 ft; the ceiling is 8,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Somerville, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 5,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 8,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, the ceiling at 8,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SMQFIG. A THE SKY OVER SOMERVILLESECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 10,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 8,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 5,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 8,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESomerville, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SMQTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SMQ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

54.0 F with a dew point of 51.0 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Somerville: temperature 54.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 51.0, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SMQFIG. B THE AIR AT SOMERVILLETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 50.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 5,000 FTTEMPERATURE 54.0 FDEW POINT 51.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLESomerville, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SMQTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SMQ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Somerville, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SMQFIG. C THE WIND AT SOMERVILLEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESomerville, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SMQTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SMQ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Somerville, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at New Brunswick (NBRN4), 4.2 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:35. measured daily

Elsewhere in New Jersey

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

Near Rutgers University-Busch Campus

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

Near Rutgers University-Busch Campus

River and lake gauges