First Day Of Spring 2023

Mornin'!  Happy Spring!  Today's the day!  It's feeling more like a February morn as Spring was in that month. But, it's coming.  It's coming.  It's 31° in Wildwood NJ.  It's cold out there.  The birdbath is frozen.  It still with winds barely there out of the N-NW at 2-4mph.  And, good ol' Ms Sun is shining brightly in the cloudless sky welcoming Springtime.  Expect abundant sunshine today as the temps get up into the mid-upper 40s with winds out of the West at 5-10mph.  Tonight... clear, starlit skies, with barely a moon as the "New Moon" is tomorrow.  A New Moon is almost invisible but has the same impact on the Tides as a Full Moon does... much higher and lower than normal tides.  Remember too, that the tide times along the ocean side of the island are an hour before the back (marsh) side.  As the ocean's tide begins to recede, the bay and marsh will have one more hour before they peak with that high tide.  Tonight's temps will be in the mid-upper 30s with SW winds at 5-10mph.  Tomorrow... a nice Spring day with plentiful sunshine, temps in the low-mid 50s with W-SW winds at 10-15mph.  93 days until Summer!
High Tide: 7:16PM
Low Tide: 12:52PM
Ocean Temp:: 44°
Sunrise: 7:02AM
Sunset: 7:12PM

Last Day Of Winter

Mornin'!  It's 33° in Wildwood NJ.  Feels like 22° with these NW winds at 20-25mph +gusting.  Not sure why but "Hazy Shade Of Winter" is floating around in this head of mine.  And, not the Bangles version... all Simon and Garfunkel here!  It's a cold winter's morning outside today.  Ms Sun's up and shining over the island.  The wind is a whipping!  It's going to stay "whipping" too as it'll be a sunny and blustery day with temps just tapping 40° and W-NW winds at 15-25mph and feeling like 29°.  Tonight... clear, temps around 30° with NW winds at 10-20mph making it feel like the low-20s.  Tomorrow... sunny, high of 46° and West winds (calmer) at 5-10mph.  The Wildwoods had a very mild Winter this year relatively speaking... not a patch of snow on the ground! This is it Old Man Winter... until December 12/22/23.  God willing. See you on the other side! 
High Tide: 7:16PM
Low Tide: 12:52PM
Ocean Temp: 44°
Sunrise: 7:02AM
Sunset: 7:02PM

Gradually Clearing After A Wet Start To The Day

Mornin'!  It's 44° in Wildwood NJ.  It's raining lightly with winds out of the NW at 10-15mph.  There's a 90% chance of rain this morning.  By this afternoon... a mix of clouds and sun.  Temps will be around 48° with W-NW winds at 10-20mph.  Tonight... partly cloudy, temps much colder at 30° W-NW winds at 5-10mph will ramp up and increase to 15-25mph +gusting.  Tomorrow... plentiful sunshine, temps in the low-40s and W-NW winds sticking around at 15-25mph +gusting.  On Monday (1st day of Spring) it'll be sunny with temps in the mid-upper 40s and not as blustery.
High Tide: 6:20PM
Low Tide: 12:00PM
Ocean Temp: 44°
Sunrise: 7:04AM
Sunset: 7:11PM
Corona Virus Cases in NJ: 3,054,372
Corona Virus Deaths in NJ: 37,079
Corona Virus Cases in CMC: 30,558
Corona Virus Deaths in CMC: 334

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Mornin'!  Happy St. Patrick's Day!  Today's post is dedicated to a girlfriend and former co-worker who passed away last month from cancer.  She made the most incredible Irish Soda Bread and brought a few loaves into City Hall (where her office was) every St. Patty's day and was kind enough to pass along her recipe to me.  In fact, a loaf of that bread is in my oven baking as I type. The aroma in the house is fantastic.  It'll be delicious today with my ham and cabbage.  Thanks Moe. You made the world a better place in more ways than one. I'll never forget you especially on St. Patrick's Day.
It's 45° in Wildwood NJ.  Ms Sun's on her way as she's painting the sky pink this morning with her pastel, sunrise colors.  Winds are out of the S-SW at 10-15mph.  We'll see a mix of sun and clouds today beginning with some sunshine this morning giving way to cloudy skies this afternoon.  Temps will be in the mid-upper 50s with S-SW winds at 10-20mph.  Tonight... 75% chance of rain becoming steady overnight.  Temps will be in the low-40s with W-SW winds at 10-20mph.  Tomorrow... waking to rain showers with partial sunshine expected in the afternoon.  Temps will be in the upper 40s with W-NW winds at 10-20mph.  Sunday... sunny and colder (high of 40°) with W-NW winds at 10-20mph.   I know March is March and doesn't care that Spring is Monday but it is what it is.  Slainté!  (All Irish on my Mom's side).
High Tide: 5:15PM
Low Tide: 11:03AM
Ocean Temp: 44°
Sunrise: 7:05AM
Sunset: 7:10PM
Corona Virus Cases in NJ: 3,053,701
Corona Virus Deaths in NJ: 37,076
Corona Virus Cases in CMC: 30,553
Corona Virus Deaths in CMC: 334

This Morning's Webcam Shot

Lovely Thursday

N.Wildwood - Seawall (Lighthouse in background)   

Mornin'!  It's 38° in Wildwood NJ.  It's sunny with light winds (finally) out of the NW at 7-10mph.  There are some hazy, milky clouds in the morning sky but they should not impede on plenty of sunshine today.  Expect sunny, blue skies, temps in the low-50s and West winds at 10-15mph.  Tonight... a few clouds, temps in the low-40s and S-SW winds at 10-15mph.  Tomorrow... a mix of sun and clouds in the morning followed by cloudy skies in the afternoon and rain by late in the evening.  Temps will be in the mid-upper 50s with S-SW winds at 10-20mph.  As for this weekend... Saturday waking to rain but it looks partly sunny as clouds are expected as well, high of 50° and W-NW at 10-20mph while Sunday looks mostly sunny with high of 43° and on the gusty side with W-NW winds at 15-25mph.
High Tide: 4:02PM
Low Tide: 10:00AM
Ocean Temp: 44°
Sunrise: 7:07AM
Sunset: 7:09PM
Corona Virus Cases in NJ: 3,053,287
Corona Virus Deaths in NJ: 37,061
Corona Virus Cases in CMC: 30,546
Corona Virus Deaths in CMC: 334

Winds-Still-A-Whippin' Wednesday

Mornin'!  It's 35° in Wildwood NJ.  Feels like 23° with the windchill.  We're still in "Gale Warning mode".  It's somewhat sunny with clouds in the mix making for a beautiful, picturesque scene along the beach as Ms Sun rises through it all.  Winds are still intense... NW at 25-35mph +gusting of up to 50mph.  They've been intense for over 24hours now and will continue throughout today into the night.  We got no snow at all.  In fact, yesterday would have been a Spring Beauty if not for those winds.  I took a 2 mile walk fighting those gales and every so often, the winds died down and immediately felt the warmth from the sun's rays.  It lasted only seconds as the intense wind slaps were almost non-stop. Our neighbors up north (Massachusetts) got 3' of the very heavy wet snow with this Nor'easter.  Spring snows are tough because they're so intensely heavy.   Lot's to be grateful for this round as we came out of this ok so far. 
Expect a mix of sun and clouds today with gusty winds (NW 25-35mph + gusting) and temps near 48°.  Tonight... clear skies, temps around 34° feeling like 29° with leftover NW winds at 15-25mph +gusting. Note that today's sunrise and sunset times are the same!  Tomorrow... sunny, temps in the low-mid 50s with West winds at normal speeds... 10-15mph.  As for this coming weekend, Saturday looks like we could be waking to rain as it turns partly sunny with temps in the upper 40s and not off-the-chart windy.  Sunday... winds will be blustery, temps barely in the 40s and partly sunny / partly cloudy.  Oh, it's the Ides of March.  The anniversary of the day that Julius Caesar was assassinated. 
High Tide: 2:49PM
Low Tide: 8:45AM
Ocean Temp: 44°
Sunrise: 7:08AM
Sunset: 7:08PM
Corona Virus Cases in NJ: 3,052,283
Corona Virus Deaths in NJ: 37,061
Corona Virus Cases in CMC: 30,534
Corona Virus Deaths in CMC: 334

Today's Postings: Wind Advisory - Gale Warning

Today's WebCam Shots

Mornin'!  Daylight Saving's pulled the rug from under me this year as I'm waking much later than usual. Sorry about the "late-ish" blog recently.   It's 37° in Wildwood NJ.  Windchill is 27°.  It's cloudy with Ms Sun peeking out from under the bottom of the line of clouds on the horizon line.  It's windy; very windy, in fact there's currently W-NW winds at 25-35mph +gusting.  The clouds are moving so swiftly changing the sky's appearance almost every second.  At the same time, the tops of all the ocean waves are being blown into Spindrifts (cockscombs).   We're right in the midst of missing most of a Nor'easter that's happening all around us.  It really should be considered a half of a Nor'easter.  Don't get me wrong, we're feeling the effects of very wild weather with winds and rough surf, but nothing like surrounding areas like New England. The Coast is going to see Wind Advisories and Gale Fore Winds Warning posted today until 6pm tomorrow.  Everything's on the table... hazardous seas are happening... mariners beware; trees and tree limbs breaking and power outages may result with these sustained, relentless, strong winds.  
It'll be partly cloudy today and very windy (W-NW at 25-40mph +gusting) feeling much colder with the windchill and with those non-stop, March winds as temps will be in the low-40s.  There's also a 25% chance of precipitation (rain or snow flurries depending on our Temps today).  Tonight... decreasing cloudiness, but still very windy.  Temps will drop down to the low-30s with W-NW winds at 25-35mph +gusting.  It'll feel like 25°.  Tomorrow... partly sunny and still windy with temps in the upper 40s. Clear tomorrow night.  Did I mention that March really stinks down the Shore?  Did I mention that March is my least favorite month?
High Tide: 1:41PM
Low Tide: 7:24AM and 7:14PM
Ocean Temp: 44°
Sunrise: 7:10AM
Sunset: 7:07PM
Corona Virus Cases in NJ: 3,051,396
Corona Virus Deaths in NJ: 37,061
Corona Virus Cases in CMC: 30,528
Corona Virus Deaths in CMC: 334