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How did NJ’s 2025 Shore Summer Weekend Weather Report Card grade?
This article initially appeared in Shore Local magazine on 9/4/2025 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…
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What NJ can expect for the rest of the 2025 hurricane season
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…
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Hurricane Erin brings worst summertime tide, on record, to the Jersey Shore
If you’re a summer resident or visitor to the Jersey Shore, it’s possible you’ve never experienced tidal flooding like this in your lifetime. Margate was the most significant location for flooding on the entire shore.…
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7 facts (and 1 opinion) about the National Hurricane Center forecast cone
This article originally appeared in Shore Local Magazine on August 14, 2025 The Atlantic hurricane season peaks from August to October. This is the time to have your “go-bag” ready in case you need to…
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The incredible proof that the Cape May Bubble really exists!
This column initially appeared in Shore Local Magazine on August 7th It’s a story that is told often in Cape May County. You’re out by the water and you see storm clouds to the west.…
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NJ ocean’s warm – the direct opposite of last summer
This article initially appeared in Shore Local magazine on July 31 Despite some stormy and cool weekends this summer, there’s one thing we can say about the Jersey Shore right now: “Come on in; the…
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Our sweaty 2025 Jersey Shore summer is a sign of what’s to come
This article initially appeared in Shore Local News on July 24, 2025. Read it here! Climatological summer, which runs June through August, is a little more than half over and the data shows that the…
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50% through summer weather recap: Extreme heat, severe storms & warm water
This article appeared in Shore Local magazine on July 17. It’s been updated to account for the lightning fatality in Jackson, Ocean County. After such a poor start to our weekend boat and beach season,…
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5 Surprising Reasons Why Sunsets get later after the Summer Solstice
This article initially appeared in Shore Local magazine on July 3, 2025. If the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, was two weeks ago now as we enter the Fourth of July weekend,…
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Heat waves and safety top of mind at the Jersey Shore
This article initially appeared in the June 26th version of Shore Local magazine. Well, that changed fast. June gloom went to summer sizzle. High temperatures were in the 60s as recently as June 16 inland,…
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Why did NJ just have 5 wet/cool weekends?
This article initially appeared in Shore Local Newsmagazine on June 19! The same weather pattern has been repeating itself since beach season began on Memorial Day weekend — heat and sunshine mid-week, followed by cool,…
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The Awe-Inspiring Fathers of Meteorology (Plus Joe’s 2 Weather Dads)
This story originally appeared in Shore Local Newsmagazine on June 12, 2025. Meteorology, the study of weather, is a pretty new science, even though the word comes from Ancient Greek, meaning “the study of things…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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:…
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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…
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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…
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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…