Observed 5:40 PM EDT at KWWD

Cape May Point, NJ weather

Sunny and 59°15°.

Mostly agree

Now 59°15°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the east. 35–5 mph8 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.53 inHg1034 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° warmer than this time yesterday (57°14° then, 61°16° now)

Good hours for

High 59°15° tonight at 7 PM
Low 51°11° tomorrow at 7 AM

TonightDown to 53°12° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 58°14° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningNear 56°13° · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 63°17° by 4 PM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 6p	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	62%	1%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	57°14° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	57°14° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	56°13° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	64%	1%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	56°13° (likely 47°8° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	64%	1%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	55°13° (likely 47°8° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	66%	1%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	54°12° (likely 46°8° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	69%	3%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	53°12° (likely 45°7° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	3%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	53°12° (likely 45°7° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	71%	3%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	52°11° (likely 45°7° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	3%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 45°7° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	1%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 44°7° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	4%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	71%	0%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	64%	1%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	57%	4%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	55%	7%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	53%	5%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	55%	2%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	55%	1%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	55%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	53%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	53%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	59°15° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	59°15° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	59°15° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	55%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	60%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	58°14° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	60%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	58°14° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	62%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	66%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	69%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	0%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	0%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	71%	0%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	4%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	0%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	1%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	2%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	2%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	1%	4
Mon 2p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	67%	6%	4
Mon 3p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	2%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	67%	0%	2
Mon 5p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	0%	1

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 51°11°. Typical 65°18° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 51. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Low, likely
41°5°–51°11°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 48°9°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 60°16°, low 54°12°. Typical 64°18° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 60. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 54. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
44°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 47°8°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 63°17°, low 54°12°. Typical 64°18° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 54. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–64°18°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 47°8°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 60°16°, low 54°12°. Typical 64°18° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 47°8°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 57°14°. Typical 63°17° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
60°16°–62°17°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 46°8°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 63°17°, low 57°14°. Typical 63°17° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 46°8°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 65°18°, low 57°14°. Typical 63°17° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 46°8°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 63°17°, low 56°13°. Typical 62°17° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 45°7°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 60°16°. Typical 62°17° / 45°7°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 45°7°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 63°17°. Typical 62°17° / 45°7°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 45°7°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 61°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 60°, low 54°.
Monday
Dry, high 63°, low 54°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 60–66°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (PHI) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Cape May Harbor at Cape May Harbor (IN MLLW)

4.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.2 ft

Forecast peak 6.2 ft Tue 9 AM, minor flooding

Reading from Sat 5:06 PM · NWS gauge page

Murderkill River at Bowers Beach (IN MLLW)

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.2 ft

Forecast peak 6.8 ft Tue 10 AM, minor flooding

Reading from Sat 4:18 PM · NWS gauge page

Delaware Bay at Lewes (IN MLLW)

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft

Forecast peak 5.5 ft Sun 8 AM

Reading from Sat 4:36 PM · NWS gauge page

Maurice River at Bivalve (IN MLLW)

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.4 ft

Forecast peak 7.3 ft Sun 9 AM

Reading from Sat 5:06 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 77% less heating than a typical week.

This week 16Typical 69

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 7:00 PM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Cape May 2 NW · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1877–2025

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 4°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

—SunOct 18
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—TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
−4°−2°SatOct 24

Cape May Point weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 50 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 24 min less
Golden hour: 5:31–6:25 PM; Morning 7:01–7:55 AM
Blue hour: 6:25–6:36 PM; Morning 6:51–7:01 AM; first light 6:51 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:36 PM–6:52 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:30 AM · rises 5:05 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Cape May Point. Open water to the horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Cape May Point, NJ weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Cape May Harbor at Cape May Harbor (IN MLLW)

Murderkill River at Bowers Beach (IN MLLW)

Delaware Bay at Lewes (IN MLLW)

Maurice River at Bivalve (IN MLLW)

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon