Will drought conditions continue to improve?
By Meteorologist Joe Martucci Mother Nature has made up for lost time, bringing plentiful rain to the state since March 5. That’s led to three consecutive weeks of improved drought status, according to the United States Drought Monitor. The improved status is clearly...
Why has it been so windy?
By Meteorologist Joe Martucci No, it wasn’t just you thinking the wind was howling this winter. This was the windiest winter since 2010-2011, and featured the second highest wind gust on record. At Atlantic City International Airport, the average sustained wind speed...
It’s Spring Break: How far south should you go?
By Meteorologist Joe Martucci The clocks have turned forward an hour, the buds are on the trees and now, it’s time to pack up and get a glimpse of summer, away from New Jersey. It’s spring break season. That may mean a cruise, with dreams of laying on the pool deck...
The coldest winter in 10 years just froze N.J.
By Meteorologist Joe Martucci Climatological winter – December, January and February – is over, and the latest data shows that this was the coldest since 2014-2015 for the Jersey Shore. The average temperature was 34.8 degrees at Atlantic City International Airport in...
From apps to meteorologists: Inside the Feb. 20 nor’easter snow forecast confusion
By Meteorologist Joe Martucci Five to seven days before the New Jersey nor’easter that never was on Feb. 20, I received many messages about it. Here’s three examples (edited for clarity): “How much snow are we getting Thursday? People in school are saying 15 inches.”...
