Observed 4:55 PM EDT at KWWD

West Cape May, NJ weather

Sunny and 61°16°, jacket by 8 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the east-southeast. Up to 7 mph11 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.52 inHg1034 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

6°3° warmer than this time yesterday (57°14° then, 63°17° now)

Good hours for

Low 47°8° tomorrow at 7 AM
High 60°16° tomorrow at 2 PM

TonightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 59°15° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 64°18° by 3 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 5p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	57%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 45°7° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	71%	2%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	51°11° (likely 45°7° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	2%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	2%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	80%	2%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 55°13°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	2%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 54°12°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	2%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	2%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	0%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	62%	1%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	55%	4%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	53%	7%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	5%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	2%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	1%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	53%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	66%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	66%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	71%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	74%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	1%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	1%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	83%	1%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	0%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	0%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	9%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 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%	2%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	2%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	6%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	67%	8%	4
Mon 2p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	0%	4
Mon 3p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	60%	1%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	63%	0%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 47°8°. Typical 65°18° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 63. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 47. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Low, likely
41°5°–49°9°
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 61°16°, low 50°10°. Typical 64°18° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 61. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 50. 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 mph17 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 64°18°, low 52°11°. Typical 64°18° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  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
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 52.
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 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 61°16°, low 52°11°. 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 61.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°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 61°16°, low 55°13°. Typical 63°17° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
60°16°–62°17°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 46°8°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 64°18°, low 55°13°. Typical 63°17° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  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, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 46°8°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 55°13°. 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°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 46°8°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 57°14°. Typical 62°17° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  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
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 45°7°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. 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 · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 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
59°15°–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 0.19 in4.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  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 63°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 61°, low 50°.
Monday
Dry, high 64°, low 52°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 61–66°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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For your home

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

Heating this week

About 70% less heating than a typical week.

This week 21Typical 69

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 1
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 2:00 PM–4:00 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 2°1° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

—SunOct 18
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−4°−2°SatOct 24

West Cape May 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: 6:25–6:35 PM; Morning 6:51–7:01 AM; first light 6:51 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:35 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 West Cape May. Open water to the horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.