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  • ☀️Your complete Jersey Shore Labor Day Weekend forecast!

    ☀️FRIDAY’S FORECAST | You know what they say: Memorial Day Weekend we shiver, Fourth of July we sweat (and boy did we) and Labor Day weekend we shine. We got that shine for most of our holiday weekend! 🏈 Your Rutgers tailgate headquarters! Parking at St. George is only 500 yards from SHI Stadium and…

  • “Doesn’t really get more humid than this” | August’s Monthly Weather Roundup

    LISTEN TO THE MONTHLY WEATHER ROUNDUP HERE New Jersey’s August was soaked by a statewide average of 7.26 inches of rain in 2026. That was 2.69 inches above normal and made it the state’s 13th-wettest August on record, according to preliminary data from the Office of the New Jersey State Climatologist. The wet weather continued…

  • Our Rutgers Football Weather Archive got a B1G upgrade. Here’s what’s inside.

    Just in time for the new 2026 Rutgers Football Season comes a big time upgrade of our Rutgers Football Weather Archive (click here to view). It was a great project that our intern, Derek Diehl, took on this summer, along with Bryant Skurbe. We’re pretty confident this is the largest database of Rutgers football weather…

  • HUMID! Stormy and sunshine make it feel tropical at the Jersey Shore

    🥵THURSDAY’S FORECAST | Rain gives way to a steamy, hot sun today. We’re talking inland heat indices over 100F, perhaps for the last time in 2026. Severe weather threatens Friday (again). I’ll tell ya when. Why settle for big chains? Choose Just4Wheels’ family-owned locations all across NJ! Rent brand-new sedans, passenger vans, box trucks and…

  • Power ranking the Labor Day Weekend weather at the Jersey Shore

    Labor Day weekend is here, and the Jersey Shore forecast offers plenty to like. Meteorologist Joe Martucci breaks down all four days from worst to best—but “worst” is a relative term this time around. With mostly favorable weather expected, the rankings come down to smaller details that could make a big difference in your beach,…

  • Louisiana’s Sinking Coast Raises Hard Questions for Future Generations

    Louisiana’s coastline is facing a growing threat from rising seas, sinking land and disappearing wetlands, according to a Tulane University scientist who joined the latest episode of Tidal Flooding Talk. LISTEN TO EPISODE HERE. Dr. Torbjörn Törnqvist, a geology professor at Tulane, said sea level is rising about three times faster along coastal Louisiana than…

  • ⛈️Severe storms and flooding threaten ANOTHER day Wednesday

    WEDNESDAY’S FORECAST | It’s day 2 of 3 with severe weather threatening the Jersey Shore. Damaging winds and flooding rain are again on the docket, just like yesterday. At least Labor Day weekend is (mostly) dry! For the latest and greatest interviews with artists, authors and entrepreneurs—as well as thoughtfully curated lists of favorites that…

  • ShorelySafe® in action: Avalon Beach Patrol evergreen video shoot

    Our first ShorelySafe flood/weather consulting town was our stop Friday (8/28)! PJ, Shawnie and Joe Martucci went to Avalon to film an evergreen video on how Avalon Beach Patrol keeps people safe from lightning. We definitely brought the weather for a lightning safety shoot. It cracked, it roared, it poured outside. So, we stayed safe…

  • That Screeching Phone Alert Means the Weather Is Serious

    When your phone suddenly blares an emergency alert during severe weather, there’s a reason to pay attention. Wireless Emergency Alerts, or WEAs, are emergency messages delivered to compatible cell phones in a threatened area. They are distributed through FEMA’s Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, or IPAWS, and can be issued by authorized government agencies…

  • A weather winner of a Jersey Shore weekend!

    🥳SATURDAY’S FORECAST | It’s the weekend, Jersey Shore, and we have a winner both Saturday and Sunday! Just watch for rough seas. Next week turns stormy and I’m keeping a real close eye out for Wednesday. Come visit Headley Family Farm at 120 Province Road in West Creek! It’s where farming the pines meets the…

  • Why parts of NJ got that loud sound on their smartphones in Thursday’s flooding

    If your phone suddenly sounded a loud emergency alert Thursday afternoon, you were in the path of a dangerous flash flooding threat in Monmouth County. The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning at 2:18 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, after thunderstorms dumped between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain across parts of the area.…

  • LBI on south sees most of the storms Friday. Weekend forecast will be an A!

    🌦️FRIDAY’S FORECAST | Sun n’ showers today… sun n’ no showers for your weekend! We got a good one ahead, Jersey Shore. 🏈 Your Rutgers tailgate headquarters! Parking at St. George is only 500 yards from SHI Stadium and features 500+ spots, clean restrooms, and quick access to River Road. It’s where Joe parks! Purchase…

  • Special Thursday PM video update on developing NJ severe weather

    A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for all of NJ until 8PM Thursday. A flood watch is in effect for Gloucester to Atlantic counties on north until 4AM Friday. The beaches still look to be dry Thursday. However, damaging winds, flooded roads and even a tornado threaten elsewhere.

  • Partial Lunar Eclipse to Turn Moon Red Over NJ Thursday Night

    Note: The time of the partial eclipse in the video is supposed to be 10:33 p.m., not 9:33 p.m. Our apologies. New Jerseyans who stay up late Thursday night could see the Moon turn a dramatic reddish-orange — if the clouds cooperate. A deep partial lunar eclipse will take place Thursday night into early Friday…

  • A sneaky tornado day in NJ Thursday, but the beaches are dry

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  • The Jersey Shore’s driest time of the year is right now. Enjoy it.

    The Jersey Shore is entering its driest stretch of the year. At Atlantic City International Airport, the driest 30-day period runs from August 23 through September 21, with rain falling on roughly one in four days. The chance drops to just 14% on September 5. Long Branch’s driest stretch runs from August 16 through September…

  • Wednesday, 8/26/2026 Jersey Shore Weather Forecast

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  • When Too Many Weather Warnings Cost Public Trust | TFT 8/25/2026

    LISTEN ON YOUR FAVORTIE PODCAST PLATFORM HERE Weather warnings work best when they tell people what could happen in their own community—and when officials are honest about what forecasters still do not know. That is the message from emergency manager Ashley Morris, who joined meteorologist Joe Martucci for a conversation about flash flooding, disaster planning…

  • It’s the Jersey Shore’s DRIEST time of the year. So.. will it be dry?

    TUESDAY’S FORECAST | We’ve entered our driest time of the year, on average. So will Mother Nature cooperate at the Jersey Shore? Mostly. Tired of water in your basement or crawlspace? TrustFinally Dry Waterproofingg’s family-owned company to fix it right. We install permanent drainage solutions guaranteed for 2 ownerships with no limit! Get your FREE…

  • POSITIVE news on the weekend Jersey Shore forecast 🥳

    🥳SATURDAY’S FORECAST | Sorry for not showing my face in the video. My right eye is not looking good. I’ll spare you. On the bright side, this weekend is NOT a washout. In fact, 90% of your daytime Sunday will be dry! Come visit Headley Family Farm at 120 Province Road in West Creek! It’s…

  • How Hurricane Erin in 2025 inspired us to create ShorelySafe®

    August 21, 2025 brought the single-worst summertime tide on record for most of Atlantic and Cape May counties. Beaches closed. Water rescues on the White and Black Horse Pikes. Feet of water on the roads. That sparked me to create our ShorelySafe Flood Mapper. For so long, the coast NEVER had a way to show…