Weather StoryAlmanac, microseasons, and the day's weather story.

West Cape May, New Jersey Weather

Fireflies rise from the lawn. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

West Cape May, NJ
Thursday, June 4 at 7:54 PM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
53%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
West Cape May, NJ
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWest Cape May, NJ: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 88°
West Cape May, NJ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    78°55°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    88°65°+10°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    10%
    85°66°-3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    16%
    83°66°-2°
  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°
West Cape May, NJ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
161° · veering 57°
Direction
SSE
161°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 235SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 57° from the sse.
West Cape May, NJ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1019.3
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 30.10 inHg
Now
1019.3
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
-3.7
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10191023
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1022.81018.61018.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
West Cape May, NJ
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
+1 in 6hPeak ~64 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 83 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Moderate
14.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
23μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
127μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 83 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 83
UV peak
5.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 83

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.65 with 11 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.65
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
West Cape May, NJ
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
71.4mi
UNLIMITED
92 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
19:54 UTC ·West 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
19:54 UTC ·West Cape May, NJ · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
West Cape May, NJ
Satellite · infrared · animated
West Cape May, NJ
Loading IR frames…
IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
West Cape May, NJ
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:05 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.
West Cape May, NJ
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
3:24 AM
Moonset
1:03 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
West Cape May, NJ
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

West Cape May at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 74°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 — West Cape May

SPC has placed West 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 West 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.