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Cape May Point, New Jersey

Borough in Cape May County, New Jersey

Air quality

The air at Cape May Point

Index 24, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Sussex County (DE), 28 miles off.

24Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)17Good-
  • Ozone24Good27 ppb15.2 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 49, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Cape May Point

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Cape May Point, the next 45 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 3 miles Fri 9 PM.

FriSat

On the radar over Cape May Point, New JerseyReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Cape May Point, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Cape MayNDBC-CMAN4

At a river or reservoir gauge/2.2 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank704of 737

measured daily2 instruments

West Cape May 0.2 SSWNJ-CM-59

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.4 mi away/7 ft/level with here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Cape MayCPMN4

At a cooperative observer's station/1.9 mi away/23 ft/16 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Wildwood(AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.8 mi from Cape May Point, New Jersey. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:56 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 6,500 ft; the ceiling is 6,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Wildwood(AWOS), height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 6,500 feet, the ceiling at 6,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WWDFIG. A THE SKY OVER WILDWOOD(AWOS)SECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 6,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 6,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWildwood(AWOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS WWDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WWD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

63.0 F with a dew point of 58.0 F, 84 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 6,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Wildwood(AWOS): temperature 63.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 58.0, 84 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 6,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WWDFIG. B THE AIR AT WILDWOOD(AWOS)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 56.8 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 6,500 FTTEMPERATURE 63.0 FDEW POINT 58.0 FSPREAD 5.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 84 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEWildwood(AWOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS WWDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WWD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (100 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 25 mph.

Plan of the wind at Wildwood(AWOS), north up: blowing from 100 degrees, the east, at 9 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WWDFIG. C THE WIND AT WILDWOOD(AWOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 100°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWildwood(AWOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS WWDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WWD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Wildwood(AWOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Cape May (CPMN4), 1.9 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in New Jersey

22 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Cape May Point

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Cape May Point

River and lake gauges