by Meteorologist Joe Martucci | Sep 25, 2025 | Features, Atlantic County, Cape May County, South Jersey, Top Stories, Weather
Thankfully, hurricane season has remained quiet. No major storms have made landfall in the United States, or really anywhere. By the numbers, this is a quieter-than-average year so far. However, don’t be lulled into complacency. By late September, the Atlantic...
by Meteorologist Joe Martucci | Sep 18, 2025 | Features, Atlantic County, Cape May County, South Jersey, Top Stories, Weather
It will be an “average” year for fall foliage colors this season, the New Jersey Forest Service says. The combination of a wet, late spring; a dry August and September, and cool nights is the key to the 2025 forecast. Mike Zsoldos, assistant regional forester for the...
by Meteorologist Joe Martucci | Sep 11, 2025 | Features, Atlantic County, Cape May County, South Jersey, Weather
History shows that when July is hotter than usual and August is cooler than usual, like what just happened at the Jersey Shore this year, it’s a good clue about what the coming winter might be like. Here’s why past weather patterns suggest it could be colder than...
by Meteorologist Joe Martucci | Sep 4, 2025 | Features, Atlantic County, Cape May County, South Jersey, Weather
The past 11 weekends at our beach towns graded a ‘B’ or above, but it still wasn’t enough as 2025 was the lowest performing summer in the eight years of my Shore Summer Weekend Weather Report Card. How the report card is graded Since 2018, we’ve graded the shore...
by Meteorologist Joe Martucci | Aug 28, 2025 | Weather, Atlantic County, Cape May County, Editorial, South Jersey
Hurricane Erin glanced the Jersey Shore with an indirect blow, causing historic summertime flooding, dangerous surf and beach erosion. It marks the beginning of the peak of hurricane season, which promises to be active in the Atlantic Hurricane Basin. How will the...
by Meteorologist Joe Martucci | Aug 21, 2025 | Features, Atlantic County, Cape May County, South Jersey, Weather
I was on the phone with a beach patrol captain Monday morning talking about what Hurricane Erin would mean for the coastline. His answer: We get these kinds of storms during the winter, but no one is in the water to experience the fury of the ocean. Let me get this...
