Tag: nj
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What history can tell us about NJ’s looming 2025-26 Winter
History shows that when July is hotter than usual and August is cooler than usual, like what just happened at the Jersey Shore this year, it’s a good clue about what the coming winter might be like. Here’s why past weather patterns suggest it could be colder than average. Using information from the Office of…
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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 in the eight years of my Shore Summer Weekend Weather Report Card. How the report card is graded Since 2018,…
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It hasn’t been this cool, this early in decades | 9/3/2025 NJ Weather Forecast
WEDNESDAY’S FORECAST | The sunshine and comfortably mild temperatures continue for another day! Turns out, these cool mornings are making history as well for us at the shore. Enjoy the sunshine! Rounds of rain return Thursday night. Follow my work: www.cupajoe.live Jolt your brand, advertise with me: joe@cupajoe.live
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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, sometimes wet weekends — and it’s not a good one for our shore economy. If you really want to get…
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The Shore Summer Weekend Weather Report Card Grading Criteria
It’s the annual tradition! Every weekend, from the unlocking of the beaches Memorial Day to the Labor Day that just passed us, we grade the weather at the shore. The grading is subjective. However, after listening to you, I think it’s fair to say an ‘A’ means the weekend’s weather had: 1) A high temperature…
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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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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’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…