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North Cape May, New Jersey Weather

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North Cape May weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

North Cape May, NJ
Thursday, June 4 at 5:56 PM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
45%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
North Cape May, NJ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNorth Cape May, NJ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 85°
North Cape May, NJ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    79°55°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    89°65°+10°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    11%
    84°66°-5°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    16%
    83°66°-1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    11%
    71°59°-12°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    78°56°+7°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Mostly Clear
    14%
    82°63°+4°
North Cape May, NJ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
162° · veering 65°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 17 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 227SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 65° from the sse.
North Cape May, NJ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1020.4
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 30.13 inHg
Now
1020.4
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10191022
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1022.41018.81018.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair air starting to ease — a front may be approaching.
North Cape May, NJ
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
+2 in 6hPeak ~64 @ 11 PM

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.67 with 9 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
13.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
20μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
112μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 58 now. With UV 8.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 63 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 58
UV peak
8.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 63

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.67 with 9 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.67
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
North Cape May, NJ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
89.5mi
UNLIMITED
144 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
17:56 UTC ·North Cape May, NJ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
17:56 UTC ·North Cape May, NJ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
North Cape May, NJ
Satellite · infrared · animated
North Cape May, NJ
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
North Cape May, NJ
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:04 AM
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
12:54 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
North Cape May, NJ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
3:24 AM
Moonset
1:03 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
North Cape May, NJ
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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North Cape May at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — North Cape May

SPC has placed North Cape May in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in North Cape May

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.