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Weather in Cape May Point, New Jersey

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cape May Point, NJ
Sunday, May 17 at 2:35 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
70%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Cape May Point, NJ
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
10p
55°
11p
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
61°
8p
58°
9p
L 52°H 66°
Cape May Point, NJ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    71°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    12%
    82°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    86°61°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    79°64°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    39%
    80°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    43%
    66°57°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    49%
    57°52°
Cape May Point, NJ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
194° · backing 28°
Direction
SSW
194°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 13
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
avg 13 · pk 31 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Cape May Point, NJ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.1
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.98 inHg
Now
1015.1
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151021
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Cape May Point, NJ
Air quality
71
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
14.6 μg/m³
PM 10
21.9 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
106.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Cape May Point, 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 21m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
12:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cape May Point, NJ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:51 AM
Moonset
12:32 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Cape May Point, NJ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cape May Point at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°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.

ZIP codes in Cape May Point

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.