What’s going on with hurricane season?

By Meteorologist Joe Martucci Both Colorado State University and the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla., put out their most active Atlantic Ocean hurricane forecasts in their histories. Both organizations did tweak their forecasts a bit. However, both are still...

Is this the most humid summer on record?

By Meteorologist Joe Martucci You’ve felt it most of this week, and you’ll feel plenty of it this weekend. The humidity. The Jersey Shore is no stranger to the muggy, swampy days of summer. After all, our dominant wind direction is out of the south and southwest,...

Why is the ocean so cold?

By Meteorologist Joe Martucci It’s the buzz of the shore towns, Facebook and, heck, even my own family: Why is the ocean so cold, Joe? From July 1 to 22, 90% of days have reported a water temperature below 64.7 degrees, which is the June average, according to the...