A Bit On The Cloudy Side

Morey's Pier Lit Up For Ukraine

Mornin'!  It's 47° in Wildwood NJ.  It's clear with moonlit and starlit skies and very light breezes out of the North at 5-7mph.  It's another lovely morning down the Shore.   The instant I opened the back door, I immediately inhaled the fragrance of the sea with that briny, salty, memorable, poetic smell.  I've recently researched what that smell is and it's caused by a chemical from algae in the ocean.  The sulfurous algae emissions escape into the atmosphere as it abundantly seeps into the air. It's known as Dimethyl sulfide or DMS.  There's a town about 25 miles inland called Corbin City which was part of the last leg of our drive to the Shore at vacation time when I was little.  My father would always yell "here comes the smell of the sea" as we drove through the town with our noses sticking out the opened windows inhaling the fragrance of the seashore... very fond memories!  For today's weather... plenty of DMS as the clear skies kick off the day becoming partly cloudy by later this morning.  By this afternoon... cloudy.  Temps will be in the mid-upper 50s with N-NW winds at 5-10mph.  Tonight... partly cloudy, low around 44° and Southerly breezes at 4-6mph ramping up to 10-20mph and switching direction from the E-NE.  Tomorrow... cloudy with occasional light rain (70% chance) and blustery with temps around 51° and E-NE winds at 15-25mph.  Tomorrow night... rainy and windy.  Thursday... more rain likely with blustery winds again.  Friday... mostly sunny with temps around 60°.  

High Tide: 11:43AM
Low Tide: 5:29PM
Ocean Temp: 46°
Sunrise: 6:57AM
Sunset: 7:15PM
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