Sunny Tuesday

Old Winter Shot of Otten's Harbor

Mornin'!  It's 19° in Wildwood NJ.  It's feeling like 6° with those W-NW winds at 15-20mph.  We're in the winter tundra with a frozen harbor in view and still plenty of crunchy, icy snow left everywhere.  It's clear except for a string of clouds right along the ocean's horizon making for a slightly later than posted sunrise.  Ms Sun will be crossing it any moment now.  And, thankfully we're going to have a blue sky - sunny day.  Temps will just be tapping 30° with West winds kicking up at 10-20mph feeling more like 15°.  Tonight... partly clear with a partly full moon as it's due "full" this coming Sunday, temps around 18° wind W-NW winds at 15-25mph +gusting making it feel like 5°.  Tomorrow... sunny start with plenty of sunshine in the morning, clouds rolling in during the afternoon, very cold with a high of 24° and W-NW winds at 10-20mph making it feel more like 10°.  Tomorrow night... partly cloudy, very cold, temps around 15° feeling like 1° with those NW winds at 10-20mph.  I'm going to report another potential winter storm coming.  I'm not a fan of reporting weather too far in advance but all the alerts are coming from every which way so here it is. Believe it or not,  we have a potential for another weekend winter storm with its sights on us.  Next Saturday night there's a 70% chance of snow (3-5 inches) and it will snow all throughout the night into Sunday evening when there's an 80% chance of another 3-5 inches.  All the while, it will still be freezing with temps anywhere from 17° - 28° and winds very stiff at 25-35mph +gusting.  It's considered a Nor'easter and I haven't heard it named yet.  Nor'easters are coastal storms that  always seem to hit their mark.  Also, on Sunday it's the next Full Moon and ironically named the Full "Snow" Moon.  The Full Moon has a gravitational pull on the ocean's tides which are much higher than normal tides.  While this does not make more snow fall, it can significantly worsen coastal flooding during the storm (a "storm surge") often leading to more severe coastal impacts. Talk about perfect timing!  Strap in! 
High Tide: 2:09PM
Low Tide: 8:17AM
Ocean Temp: 36.7°
Sunrise: 7:09AM
Sunset: 5:14PM