Cape May Point, New Jersey Weather
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Cape May Point weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle36%—86°74°—
- MondayJul 6Showers52%0.02″81°74°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers67%0.02″74°70°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast35%—74°68°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—80°68°+6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast27%—87°73°+7°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast24%—78°70°-9°
AQI 71 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 106 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 15.7 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.7 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 11:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Cape May Point at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 08212
15-Day Forecast — Cape May Point
- Sun85°73°36%
- Mon81°74°52%
- Tue74°70°67%
- Wed74°68°35%
- Thu80°68°14%
- Fri87°73°27%
- Sat78°70°24%
- Sun79°70°15%
- Mon77°70°12%
- Tue77°68°12%
- Wed79°70°31%
- Thu83°72°35%
- Fri86°74°23%
- Sat80°70°32%
- Sun85°72°44%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Cape May Point
SPC has placed Cape May Point in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Cape May Point
- 08212