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North Cape May, New Jersey

Community in Cape May County, New Jersey

Air quality

The air at North Cape May

Index 52, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 7 PM from its reporting area, Sussex County (DE), 31 miles off.

52Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)52Moderate-
  • Ozone31Good35 ppb18 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 25, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at North Cape May

0.09 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 6 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.09in
Last 3 days
0.09in

Visibility

How far you can see at North Cape May, the next 44 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 3 miles Fri 11 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest North Cape May, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Cape MayNDBC-CMAN4

At a river or reservoir gauge/1.2 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank704of 737

measured daily2 instruments

Cape MayCPMN4

At a cooperative observer's station/2.4 mi away/23 ft/7 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Wildwood(AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.8 mi from North Cape May, New Jersey. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 6:56 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Wildwood(AWOS), height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 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

The air

70.0 F with a dew point of 67.0 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Wildwood(AWOS): temperature 70.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 67.0, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station; 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 66.3 FTEMPERATURE 70.0 FDEW POINT 67.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 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-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 18 mph.

Plan of the wind at Wildwood(AWOS), north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south southwest, at 7 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light 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 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE 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), 2.4 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in New Jersey

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

Near North Cape May

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

Near North Cape May

River and lake gauges