by Meteorologist Joe Martucci | Jul 10, 2025 | Weather, Atlantic County, Cape May County, Editorial, South Jersey
Name a state that sees plenty of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. You’d probably say Oklahoma or Texas and you’d be right guessing any of those two. However in the second tier of states with the most severe weather, New Jersey is right there. I looked at the number...
by Meteorologist Joe Martucci | Jul 3, 2025 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Editorial, South Jersey, Weather
If the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, was two weeks ago now as we enter the Fourth of July weekend, why did the long, bright summer evenings get longer for days after? Between the solstice on June 20 and Independence Day, Atlantic City lost 5 minutes...
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 and Fitness, 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...
