Lots Happening This First Weekend Of October

Mornin'!  It's 67° in Wildwood NJ.  Humidity's 90% with a dewpoint of 65°.  Breezes are out of the SW at 5-10mph and the sky is partly to mostly clear with some of those milky clouds here and there.  It's going to be nice today.  We're going to have a mix of sun and clouds today with temps in the upper 70s and SW winds at 10-15mph.  Tonight... mostly cloudy with 50% chance of rain beginning around midnight, temps around 60° and W-SW winds shifting to the North at 10-15mph.  Tomorrow... rain in the morning and earlier part of the day becoming a gray day with temps in the upper 60s and NE winds at 10-20mph.  Chance of rain is 40%.  Tomorrow night... cloudy, temps in the low-60s and E-NE winds at 10-20mph.  There's a very slight chance (15%) of a passing shower overnight.  Sunday... cloudy with periods of rain (90% chance), temps in the upper 60s and E-NE winds at 10-20mph.  Sunday night... rain with overcast sky late into the overnight (70% chance), temps in the low-60s and N-NE winds at 10-15mph.  Monday... starting out cloudy with sunshine later in the day, temps around 70° and NW winds at 10-20mph.  Monday night... clear, temps in the mid-50s and N-NW winds at 10-20mph.  There are some events this weekend.  Morey's Oktober Fest, The Race Of The Gentlemen, and The Italian Fest.
https://wildwoodsnj.com/events-calendar/
High Tide: 12:28pm
Low Tide: 7:09PM
Ocean Temp: 67.6°
Sunrise: 6:56AM
Sunset: 6:40PM
UV Index: 5
Rip Current: Moderate Risk (could be dangerous Rip Currents out in that ocean... don't chance it!)

October And The Race Of The Gentlemen Is In The House!

The "Trogs" Are In Town

Mornin'!  Happy October.  Welcome!  It's looking like October has some clouds, rain and cooler temps in store for her opening act. Oh, I might as well mention that traffic lights are back to flashing.  Drive safe!

It's 65° in Wildwood NJ.  Humidity's 94% with a dewpoint of 64°.  Breezes are out of the S-SW at 3-5mph.  It's mostly cloudy at the moment.  Ms Sun's due up in about an hour.  It'll be a partly cloudy start to the day with sunshine peeking in throughout the morning as well as this afternoon.  Looks like a nice day. Temps will be in the low-70s with S-SW winds at 10-15mph.  Tonight... mostly clear, temps in the upper 60s and S-SW winds at 10-15mph.  Tomorrow... intervals of sun and clouds, temps in the upper 70s and SW winds at 10-15mph.  Tomorrow night... partly cloudy, increasing clouds late with periods of rain showers after midnight (50% chance), temps in the low-60s and W-SW winds shifting from the North at 10-15mph.  Saturday... possibility of showers kicking off the day with cloudy skies in the afternoon, 50% chance of rain, temps in the mid-60s and NE winds at 10-20mph.  Saturday night... cloudy with showers late, temps in the low-60s and E-NE winds at 10-20mph. Chance of rain is 50%.  Sunday... cloudy with 80% chance of periods of rain, temps in the upper 60s and E-NE winds at 10-20mph.  Sunday night... steady rain (70% chance), rain throughout the overnight, temps around 60° with N-NE winds at 10-15mph.  
High Tide: 11:28AM
Low Tide: 6:02PM
Ocean Temp: 65.8°
Sunrise: 6:55AM
Sunset: 6:51PM
UV Index: 5
Rip Current: Moderate (dangerous rip currents; it would be wise not to enter the surf unless you're a surfer).

Last Of The So-Called Jewel

Otten's Harbor Then and Now

Mornin'!  September's saluting us once again as it heads on out of here!  The Jewel is finally fading.  Not so sparkly this year though that's for sure.  I think I got in a total of 5 beach days this so-called "very best weather" of all the months of the year down the Shore.  Not so this year.  I just reviewed my blog entries and counted barely 12 days of beautiful weather this month.   
It's 63° in Wildwood NJ.  Humidity's 95% with a dewpoint of 61°.  Breezes are barely there out of the W-NW at 2mph.  It's cloudy.  It's damp.  It feels like we're still drying out with all the surrounding moisture not only in the air but also rising from the ground surfaces (the harbor, streets, sidewalks, lawns, gardens).  September's bidding good-bye with sunshine again today beginning with cloudy skies this morning, turning to a partly sunny day, temps around 70° and SW breezes at 5-10mph.  Tonight... partly clear and moonlit with clouds filtering in overnight, temps in the low-60s and S-SW breezes at 5-10mph.  Tomorrow... cloudy skies early, turning partly sunny with temps in the low-70s and S-SW winds at 10-15mph.  Tomorrow night... a few clouds from time to time, temps in the mid-60s and S-SW winds at 10-15mph.  Friday... partly cloudy, temps in the mid-70s and S-SW winds at 10-15mph.  Friday night... 40% chance of rain showers, temps in the low-60s and North winds at 10-15mph.   Saturday... leftover rain showers in the morning with cloudiness, temps in the upper 60s and NE winds at 10-20mph.  Saturday night... cloudy, temps in the low-60s and E-NE winds at 10-15mph.  Sunday... cloudy, 25% chance of rain, temps in the upper 60s and E-NE winds at 10-20mph.  Sunday night... cloudy, temps around 60° and NE breezes at 5-10mph.  Until next year September, don't let the door hit you in the arse! 
High Tide: 10:36AM
Low Tide: 5:03PM
Ocean Temp: 66.7°
Sunrise: 6:54AM
Sunset: 6:43PM
UV Index: 5
Rip Current: Low Risk

Ms Sun's Due In Today!

Mornin'!  It's 64° in Wildwood NJ.  Humidity's 97% with a dewpoint of 62°.  Not much in breezes out of the West at 2-3mph.  It's cloudy with an opening right at the ocean's horizon as Ms Sun's about to shine through. It was 5 days ago that Ms Sun kicked off the day.  We're going to see and feel sunshine today believe it or not!  Hopefully, the sun will help with drying us out.  We're still in a saturated, damp, marsh-fragrant mode from the ocean and bay waters flooding us over the weekend.  A mixture of bay mud, silt, minerals stirred up from the Nor'easter has pushed over the streets as well as everyone's properties, leaving a thick layer of organic sediment know locally as bay mud or muck.  It contains decomposed grass, peat and microscopic organic matter and dries on the island on streets, driveways, under everyone's crawl spaces, on vehicles etc and looks like thick black dirt. It's has a heavy smell too.  The island's been incredibly smelly.  Oh, and by the way, those floodwaters and resulting layers of mud can contain bacteria or sewage (back-flow) and boots and gloves should be used when cleaning up.  Lots of clean-up around here. Hours of pumping water from my property (back yard and crawl space) yesterday.  More clean up today as we expect a cloudy start followed by partial clearing, sunshine later this morning / early afternoon, temps near 70° and West winds at 5-10mph.  Tonight... partly clear, temps in the low-60s and winds light and variable.  Tomorrow... a mix of sun and clouds, temps in the low-70s and SW winds at 5-10mph.  Tomorrow night... partly clear becoming cloudy overnight, temps in the low-60s and S-SW winds at 5-10mph.  Thursday... a mix of sun and clouds, temps in the low-70s and S-SW winds at 10-15mph.  Thursday night... clear, temps in the mid-60s and SW winds at 10-15mph.  At this time, the weekend's looking wet. 

High Tide: 9:48AM
Low Tide: 4:11PM
Ocean Temp: 65.8°
Sunrise: 6:53AM
Sunset: 6:44PM
UV Index: 5
Rip Current: Low Risk

Another Gray Day On Tap

Mornin'!  It's 61° in Wildwood NJ.  Humidity's 98% with a dewpoint of 61°.  It's all quiet on the Eastern front.  It's cloudy with breezes out of the NW at 5-10mph.  It'll be another gray day with temps in the mid-upper 60s and NW winds at 10-20mph.  Tonight... cloudy, temps in the low-60s and winds light and variable.  Tomorrow... Ms Sun returns with temps in the low-70s and West winds at 5-10mph.  Tomorrow night... partly cloudy, temps around 60° with winds light and variable.  Wednesday... sunny, temps in the low-70s and W-SW winds at 5-10mph.  Wednesday night... partly cloudy, temps in the low-60s and S-SW winds at 5-10mph.  Thursday... partly sunny, temps in the low-mid 70s and S-SW winds at 10-15mph. 
High Tides: 9:05AM and 9:26PM
Low Tide: 3:24PM
Ocean Temp: 66.2°
Sunrise: 6:52AM
Sunset: 6:46PM
UV Index: 5
Rip Current: Moderate Risk

Warnings Still Posted

Mornin'!  It's 57° in Wildwood NJ.  Humidity's 96% with a dewpoint of 58°.  It's raining at a decent clip with winds out of the NW at 20-25mph.  It's a perfectly miserable morning.  It looks like a perfectly miserable day ahead.  There is still a Coastal Flood Warning posted until 2PM this afternoon.  There's a High Surf Advisory until 8PM tonight.  And, there's a High Rip Current Risk throughout the day and evening.  We're still in the grasps of this slow moving Nor'easter that's over the Jersey coast and now more inland now over parts of Delaware, Philadelphia and North Jersey into New York.  This bad boy had its way with the Shore.  So much intense tidal, lunar, nor'easter flooding.  I imagine so many vehicles suffered major damage. It'll be flooding in sections of the island again today with all this saturation, rain and winds pushing the tides over us again.   Expect rain and wind today with temps in the mid-60s and W-NW winds at 25-35mph.  Chance of rain is 100%.  Tonight... 70% chance of rain, temps around 60° and N-NW winds at 15-25mph.  Tomorrow... 25% chance of rain with cloudy skies, temps in the mid-60s and NW winds at 10-20mph.  Tomorrow night... overcast and calm winds out of the W-NW at 5-10mph.  Temps will be around 60°.  Tuesday... believe it or not... partly sunny, temps around 70° and W-NW winds at 5-10mph.  Tuesday night... partly clear with temps in the low-60s and light and variable breezes.  Wednesday... partly sunny, temps around 70° and SW breezes at 5-10mph.  Wednesday night... a few clouds, temps in the mid-60s and S-SW winds at 5-10mph. Stay safe out there! 
High Tides: 8:24AM and 8:44PM
Low Tide: 2:40PM
Ocean Temp: 68.2°
Sunrise: 6:51AM
Sunset: 6:48PM
UV Index: 1
Rip Current: High Risk (dangerous rip currents)

Another Round Today

Yesterday and Today's Shot - Back Bay North WW

Conditions at 10:00AM 9/26/26

Mornin'!  It's 55° in Wildwood NJ.  Humidity's 93% with a dewpoint of 54°.  It has stopped raining with winds out of the North at 25-35mph +gusting up to 50mph!  We made it through last night and the overnight with flooding and extreme windy conditions.  Thankfully, no damage to my property except perhaps my shed across the back yard which has a foot of flood water in it.  It's incredible to see so many visitors here with their vehicles parked everywhere (many along my street) where the flood waters seeped over all the sidewalks and driveways.  I can only imagine the damage to their vehicles. Even more incredible was how many vehicles and golf carts have been rushing around in the flood waters creating wakes pushing high water into driveways and foundation vents on homes. At the moment, I'm waiting for the next round of major flooding as the tides are extremely high (almost as high as Superstorm Sandy) and rising as I type.  It'll be high tide on the ocean side soon and those flood sirens will be blaring any moment now.  Today's forecast will be mostly cloudy with periods of rain and temps in the low-60s with North winds not relenting at 25-35mph +gusting up to 50mph. Tonight... more intense coastal flooding, 90% chance of rain evolving into a soaking rain overnight, temps in the upper 50s and N-NW winds at 25-35mph +gusting. Expect more flooding on the high tide times.  Tomorrow... 100% chance of rain, temps in the low-60s and W-NW winds at 20-30mph. Tomorrow night... occasional rain showers, temps around 60° and W-NW winds at 10-20mph +gusting.  
High Tides: 7:45AM and 8:04PM
Low Tide: 1:58PM
Ocean Temp: 68.2°
Sunrise: 6:50AM
Sunset: 6:49PM
UV Index: 2
Rip Current: High 

Last Evening - Boardwalk Shot in WW