Weather in West Cape May, New Jersey
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Cape May, NJ
Sunday, May 17 at 4:08 AM
66
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
63%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
West Cape May, NJ
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
12a
54°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
53°
4a
52°
5a
53°
6a
53°
7a
54°
8a
56°
9a
57°
10a
59°
11a
61°
12p
63°
1p
64°
2p
65°
3p
66°
4p
66°
5p
66°
6p
66°
7p
62°
8p
58°
9p
57°
10p
56°
11p
West Cape May, NJ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast13%82°63°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—86°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle—79°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers54%80°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle54%66°57°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle54%57°52°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle40%63°54°
West Cape May, NJ
Next 24 hours · Cool now
West Cape May, NJ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
192° · backing 35°
Direction
SSW
192°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 15
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
West Cape May, NJ
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 98.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
West Cape May, NJ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:17 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
12:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
West Cape May, NJ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:51 AM
- Moonset
- 12:32 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
West Cape May, NJ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
West Cape May at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.