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6 awesome hurricane updates you’ll see in 2025
By Meteorologist Joe Martucci This article initially appeared in Shore Local magazine on May 29. Hurricane season begins on June 1. Really, in New Jersey, we like to say that there’s a 12-month hurricane season. After all, it’s the water, not the wind, that causes the most devastation, and nor’easters bring plenty of water. Sadly,…
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When is it really beach weather season in NJ?
This article originally appeared in Shore Local News on May 22. We shivered through our coldest winter in 10 years, held our hats during the windiest winter in 15 years, and lived the rollercoaster temperature ride of spring. Now Memorial Day weekend is here. It’s the unofficial start of summer. There’s an old saying for…
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A very Jersey Shore 2025 Summer Weather Outlook
This story initially appeared in Shore Local News on May 15! By Meteorologist Joe Martucci The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says June, July and August – “climatological summer,” will likely be warmer than normal. There’s also a small chance we might get enough rain to help with the drought in Jersey Shore counties,…
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2,400 NOAA employees are gone, now what?
This article first appeared in Shore Local News on May 9 By Meteorologist Joe Martucci Consider 164 endangered or threatened species conserved and recovered, 47 rebuilt fish stocks since 2000 and 1.5 million forecasts and warnings each year – that’s just some of the scope of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which is…
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Jones Road Fire shows how fragile NJ’s Pine Barrens are
The article initially appeared in Shore Local Magazine on May 1. Find it here. By Meteorologist Joe Martucci The Jones Road Fire, which was first spotted at 9:45 a.m. on April 22, was New Jersey’s largest wildfire in 18 years, swallowing up 23 square miles in Ocean County, or a little over 15,000 acres. While…
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Is it warm enough to plant at the Jersey Shore this April?
Find the original article on Shore Local News here! By Meteorologist Joe Martucci The old adage goes that in New Jersey, once you get to Mother’s Day you can start planting your gardens. That holds merit. Mother’s Day in the United States is celebrated between May 8 and May 11 (May 11 this year), on…
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Powerful new technology shows NJ flood risk through 2100; here’s how
By Meteorologist Joe Martucci View the original article on Shore Local News on April 17 here. You may have seen a number of articles come out in the first week of April with headlines like: “Rising Sea Levels Will Threaten 323K+ In NJ By 2050, New Study Says: See The Map” “Severe coastal flooding could…
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NJ has 28% chance of a near hit in 2025 Hurricane season forecast
This article was first shown on Shore Local Magazine on April 10. Find it here, too! Expect a more-active-than-usual hurricane season in 2025, with a greater-than-average chance of a strike, or near miss in New Jersey. That’s the takeaway from Colorado State University’s hurricane forecast, which was released at the National Tropical Weather Conference in…
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April Snow at the Jersey Shore: How often does it happen?
By Meteorologist Joe Martucci This article appeared in the April 3rd edition of Shore Local Magazine, which you can find here! April showers bring May flowers, as the saying goes. But what about April snow showers? Some April snow is common at the Jersey Shore, but don’t expect the plows to pass by the blooming…
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NJ’s drought improves but path to drought-free will get tougher
By Meteorologist Joe Martucci This article ran in Shore Local Magazine on March 27th. The original article had data through March 21 (read here). However, this version is updated to the 27th. Mother Nature has made up for lost time, bringing plentiful rain to the state since March 5. That’s led to three consecutive weeks…
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We lived through the Jersey Shore’s windiest winter since 2010-2011
By Meteorologist Joe Martucci This article appeared in Shore Local Magazine on March 20th. Read the story here, also! 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…
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It’s Spring Break: How far south should you go?
This article initially appeared in Shore Local Magazine on March 13. You can see it here. 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,…
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The coldest winter in 10 years just froze N.J.
By Meteorologist Joe Martucci This story first appeared in Shore Local magazine on Mar. 6. Read it here! 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…
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Understanding Snow Forecasts: Meteorology vs. Weather Apps
Originally appearing on Shore Local News on Feb. 27. Visit my friends at Shore Local here! 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…
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South Jersey: The Unexpected Snow Capital of NJ
Read the Feb. 20 article in Shore Local News here! NOTE: This article came out on Feb. 20 but was written on Feb. 14. As we know, there was no snowy nor’easter in New Jersey this week. That stayed in Virginia. This article is modified to adjust for that. With two South Jersey Snow Specials…
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NJ Storms February 2025: Expert Analysis and Commentary
I was an expert for NJ.com’s article about how stormy February 2025 has been in the first half of the month. Fellow Certified Digital Meteorologist Steve DiMartino was included as well. Click here for the full article!
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New Jersey’s Dry January: Drought Impact Explained
By Meteorologist Joe Martucci Dry January, the annual ritual in which people refrain from drinking alcohol to kick off the new year, extended to Mother Nature as well. However, in her case, the dry January wasn’t about a lack of alcohol, but a lack of precipitation, significantly lowering the chances that we will end the…
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Ice is at the Jersey Shore. Here’s how to enjoy safely.
Read it on Shore Local News here! By Meteorologist Joe Martucci The Jersey Shore has had more ice the past two weeks than at any point since December 2017 – January 2018. More seasonable temperatures this week melted some of that, but a full thaw won’t come soon. That gives us opportunities to enjoy the…
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Snow and bitter cold grip the Jersey Shore in January
Read it on Shore Local News here also! A little snow this past Sunday kicked off a week’s worth of well-below-average temperatures, which we will only get out of this Sunday. A coastal storm impacted the Mid-Atlantic on Sunday. This wasn’t a strong coastal storm. There was no coastal flooding, and the winds weren’t all that…
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New Jersey Coastal Coalition on NBC10 Philadelphia
I work as the Public Outreach Coordinator for the New Jersey Coastal Coalition as part of Cup A Joe Weather and Drone. On Thursday, we held a press conference. It took place during our monthly meeting in Longport. We recognized the launch of our new Emergency Weather Web App 4.0. This is flooding specific and…
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How climate change has and will impact landfalling hurricanes
Read this on Shore Local News here I flipped through the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS) last week. It’s our big trade magazine. Among announcements of future conferences and photos of research meteorologists out in nature, was a journal article titled, “Tropical Cyclones and Climate Change.” Given that we live in a hurricane-prone…
