Thursday, July 9, 2020

Nice Day - Not So Nice This Evening

Mornin'!  It's 75° in Wildwood NJ.  Ms Sun's rising as I type. There's an early morning summer haze over the island but this early sunshine will take no time burning it off.  It's humid and muggy... humidity's at 95% with a Dewpoint of 74° with barely a breeze (East 2-4mph). It's going to be a sunny first half of the day with a mix of sun and cloud as temps get into the mid-upper 80s with Easterly winds at 10-15mph.  Tonight... we've got a stormy weather system getting ready to bear down on us this evening with 70% chance of showers becoming steady rain overnight.  Temps will drop back to where they are now... low-mid 70s with winds still out of the East at 15-25mph.  We could experience some heavy rainfall.  Tomorrow... completely crapola.  Rainy and windy (90% chance) with the potential for heavy rainfall.  Temps will just about tap 80° with East winds at 20-30mph.
Various forecasters have posted that an area of low pressure has been monitored along the coast of South Carolina for tropical development (tropical storm and/or hurricane) the last couple days.  This storm involves heavy rain, flooding, gusty winds along the coasts including ours.  It involves our weather turning into cloudy and rainy and a windy situation beginning later tonight into tomorrow and continue through to early Saturday.  Just be aware that there's a storm brewing out in the ocean right now and could maneuver to our shore line any time beginning tonight and stay checked in for a couple days.  As for nice weather... the next really lovely day (other than today) appears to be next Wednesday.  Until then, it'll be unsettled with anywhere from 20-90% chance of rain and/or storms (along with some sunshine).  Keep your eye on the sky (and the weather doppler).
High Tide: 11:44AM
Low Tide: 5:27AM and 5:35PM
Ocean Temp: 76°
UV Index: 10 (very high)
Rip Current: Moderate (only swim near a lifeguard)
Sunrise: 5:42AM
Sunset: 8:26PM
Corona Virus Cases in NJ: 175,986
Corona Virus Deaths in NJ: 15,423
Corona Virus Cases in Cape May County: 722
Corona Virus Deaths in Cape May County: 76
The National Hurricane Center says it is now likely that a tropical or subtropical cyclone will form along the U.S. East Coast, bringing heavy rain, gusty winds, and more to portions of the Mid Atlantic and New England in the coming days. Image: NOAA

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