Storm Station
Ocean Gate, New Jersey
58°
Rain· Feels like 58°·Gentle breeze 12 mph NNW
Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy, with a low around 54. North wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
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96%Humidity
89%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Ocean Gate, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Toms RiverMJX

At an airfield/8.4 mi away/82 ft/78 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank228of 240

measured daily2 instruments

Ocean Gate 0.6 ESENJ-OC-76

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/0 ft/4 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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ManasquanMSQN4

At a cooperative observer's station/14.9 mi away/26 ft/22 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, 8.4 mi from Ocean Gate. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:56 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 900 ft, overcast at 1,200 ft; the ceiling is 900 ft; visibility 6 mi.

Section of the sky over Toms River, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 900 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 1,200 feet, the ceiling at 900 feet, and visibility of 6 mi.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 1,200 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 900 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 900 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 6 MI0510TITLEToms River, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MJXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MJX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 15 mph, gusting 22 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 28 mph.

Plan of the wind at Toms River, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 15 miles an hour, gusting 22; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate 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 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 22 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEToms River, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MJXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-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 29.51 inHg means its barometer reads 29.42 inHg; it reports 57.0 F, 1.7 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 29.51 and the station pressure it means, 29.42.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 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, REPORTED29.51 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.42 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED57.0 FTITLEToms River, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS MJXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-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), 14.9 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in New Jersey

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

Near Ocean Gate

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