by Meteorologist Joe Martucci | Jun 26, 2025 | Weather, Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, South Jersey
Well, that changed fast. June gloom went to summer sizzle. High temperatures were in the 60s as recently as June 16 inland, and June 17 at the shore. Less than a week later, inland areas sweltered in the heat and humidity. Inland highs were in the 90s, with the sultry...
by shorelocalnews | Jun 20, 2025 | News, Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, Health, South Jersey, Weather
Summer officially begins on June 20 with the potential for the season’s first official heat wave of three or more days reaching 90 degrees or higher to occur next week. Atlantic County health officials remind residents and visitors to take precautions to avoid...
by Meteorologist Joe Martucci | Jun 19, 2025 | Features, Atlantic County, Cape May County, Weather
The same weather pattern has been repeating itself since beach season began on Memorial Day weekend — heat and sunshine mid-week, followed by cool, sometimes wet weekends — and it’s not a good one for our shore economy. If you really want to get technical about it,...
by Meteorologist Joe Martucci | Jun 12, 2025 | Weather, Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, South Jersey
Meteorology, the study of weather, is a pretty new science, even though the word comes from Ancient Greek, meaning “the study of things high in the air.” In 340 B.C., the Greek philosopher Aristotle wrote a paper called “Meteorologica,” but after that, not much...
by Meteorologist Joe Martucci | Jun 5, 2025 | Weather, Atlantic County, Cape May County, Editorial, South Jersey
To be honest, I thought getting out of the drought would be near impossible during the month of May. However, to quote the old Adidas campaign slogan: “Impossible is nothing.” Rain, and persistent rain at that, wiped out our drought according to the United States...
by Meteorologist Joe Martucci | May 29, 2025 | Weather, Atlantic County, Cape May County, Editorial, South Jersey
Hurricane season begins on June 1. Really, in New Jersey, we like to say that there’s a 12-month hurricane season. After all, it’s the water, not the wind, that causes the most devastation, and nor’easters bring plenty of water. Sadly, the 30-year average for flood...
