by Cindy Fertsch | Jan 3, 2025 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, South Jersey, Weather
By Meteorologist Joe Martucci Swapping the previous year’s calendar in December for the new one in January is a social construct. January is still climatological winter. The shortest day of the year, the winter solstice, was already in December and the coldest days...
by Cindy Fertsch | Dec 27, 2024 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, South Jersey, Weather
By Meteorologist Joe Martucci There are top 10 lists for everything under the sun at the end of the year. And yes, that means Jersey Shore weather as well. Welcome to the Jersey Shore’s Top 10 Weather Events of 2024 where I look at the most impactful, biggest, unusual...
by Cindy Fertsch | Dec 19, 2024 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Editorial, South Jersey, Weather
By Meteorologist Joe Martucci Certified Broadcast Meteorologist and Certified Digital Meteorologist Even if you wish you lived in South Florida, far away from any winter weather, chances are the thought of snow on Christmas puts at least a small grin on your face. A...
by Cindy Fertsch | Dec 12, 2024 | Weather, Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, South Jersey
By Meteorologist Joe Martucci The polar vortex It’s been meteorology’s biggest buzz word in our everyday weather conversations since it gained fame in 2014. However, it’s often misused and misunderstood. As with most things in life, it’s more complicated than it...
by Cindy Fertsch | Dec 5, 2024 | Weather, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Features, South Jersey
By Meteorologist Joe Martucci Atlantic City International Airport and the Sen. Frank S. Farley State Marina in Atlantic City had their driest autumns on record, while Atlantic City’s weather just did something never seen before in its long history. With the...
by Cindy Fertsch | Nov 27, 2024 | Weather, Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, South Jersey
By Meteorologist Joe Martucci Last winter we received anywhere from 5.4 inches of snow in Ocean City to 8.7 inches of snow in Somers Point in our part of the Jersey Shore. That’s a far cry from average, but could very well be in line with what happens this winter...