Cloud Covered Thursday

Mornin'!  It's 71° in Wildwood NJ.  We're currently under cloud cover as sunrise was over a half an hour ago. Breezes are light out of the SW at 4-6mph. Ms Sun is hidden at the moment and will most likely be grappling with cloud cover all day today.  It's looking like a mostly cloudy day with 30% chance of rain developing by this afternoon.  Temps will barely tap 80° with SW winds at 10-15mph.  Tonight... widely scattered rain showers and/or thunderstorms (30% chance) with temps dropping into the mid-upper 60s and SW breezes at 5-10mph.  Tomorrow's looking much sunnier with a high of 83° and West winds at 10-15mph.  The weekend's looking pretty decent but cloudier than first expected.  Temps will be in the low-80s with lovely island breezes.  A note about the West winds (due in tomorrow and Sunday)... always keep in mind if heading to the beach on a "west wind" day that more than likely you'll be a feast for the those pesky green-head flies.  Inevitably, the west winds carry them toward the coast and they're blood suckers.  Always carry some form of insect repellent to ward off these relentless, biting little creatures.  There's one good thing regarding these flies... they're big and "slow" and if you're focused and patient you can swat them (a rolled up magazine or newspaper works best) and end their insatiable appetite right then and there.
High Tide: 11:42AM
Low Tide: 5:33PM
Ocean Temp: 69°
UV Index: 6 (moderately high)
Rip Current: Low Risk
Sunrise: 5:35AM
Sunset: 8:29PM
Corona Virus Cases in NJ: 169,892
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Corona Virus Deaths in CMC: 63