Outdoor conditions in

Highlands

New Jersey
Now
  1. 58°Mostly Sunny0% rain72% humidityGusts 20 mph
  2. 58°Partly Sunny0% rain69% humidityGusts 17 mph
  3. 59°Partly Sunny0% rain67% humidityGusts 15 mph
  4. 60°Mostly Sunny0% rain64% humidityGusts 13 mph
  5. 61°Mostly Sunny0% rain62% humidityGusts 12 mph
  6. 61°Mostly Sunny0% rain62% humidityGusts 9 mph
  7. 61°Mostly Sunny0% rain62% humidityGusts 9 mph
  8. 61°Mostly Sunny0% rain62% humidityGusts 9 mph
  9. 60°Mostly Sunny0% rain64% humidityGusts 9 mph
  10. 59°Partly Cloudy2% rain67% humidityGusts 9 mph
  11. 59°Partly Cloudy4% rain69% humidityGusts 10 mph
  12. 59°Partly Cloudy6% rain69% humidityGusts 12 mph
  13. 58°Partly Cloudy5% rain72% humidityGusts 13 mph
  14. 58°Partly Cloudy5% rain72% humidityGusts 14 mph
  15. 58°Mostly Cloudy5% rain75% humidityGusts 14 mph
  16. 58°Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain77% humidityGusts 15 mph
  17. 59°Chance Rain Showers38% rain78% humidityGusts 16 mph
  18. 60°Rain Showers Likely55% rain81% humidityGusts 17 mph
  19. 60°Rain Showers Likely63% rain84% humidityGusts 17 mph
  20. 61°Rain Showers Likely71% rain87% humidityGusts 20 mph
  21. 61°Rain Showers79% rain90% humidityGusts 21 mph
  22. 61°Rain Showers Likely73% rain93% humidityGusts 21 mph
  23. 62°Rain Showers Likely68% rain93% humidityGusts 21 mph
  24. 61°Rain Showers Likely63% rain100% humidityGusts 20 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks fairly quiet.

Rain
6%
Humidity
62–75%
Wind
20 mph
Fri

Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
81%
Humidity
64–100%
Wind
22 mph
Sat

Saturday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
81%
Humidity
43–97%
Wind
33 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
15%
Humidity
42–63%
Wind
23 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
15%
Humidity
60–77%
Wind
15 mph
  1. 61° / 58°Today looks fairly quiet.6% rain · Humidity 62–75% · Wind 20 mph
  2. 78° / 58°Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.81% rain · Humidity 64–100% · Wind 22 mph
  3. 61° / 46°Saturday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.81% rain · Humidity 43–97% · Wind 33 mph
  4. 58° / 43°Sunday looks fairly quiet.15% rain · Humidity 42–63% · Wind 23 mph
  5. 60° / 50°Monday looks fairly quiet.15% rain · Humidity 60–77% · Wind 15 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Monmouth County area · Updated Thu 9:26 AM
17GoodUS AQI

Good through Fri 12 PM.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 8:45 AM

Air near ground17 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Highlands radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Highlands.

Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

View the official forecast ↗

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Weather is less concerning around 4 PM–7 PM.

Humidity stays higher and winds stay lighter for at least three hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Sustained wind is 15 mph. Gusts may reach 20 mph.

Humidity
72%
Wind
15 mph
Gusts
20 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

Nearby regional view

Explore Newark

About 24 miles away, the Newark hub looks more deeply at Newark, NJ. It reflects that wider area rather than Highlands’s exact conditions.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Monmouth County area, about 13 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Highlands, NJ, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.