Thursday, July 16, 2026

Code Red

Current Conditions - North WW











Mornin'!  It's 80° in Wildwood NJ.  Humidity's 80% with a dewpoint of 71° and breezes are barely there out of the East at 2-4mph.  We've got an "Air Quality Alert" in effect for today.  Due to the smoke from the Canadian Wildfires the NJDEP has issued a code red air quality alert for the County.  This means that air pollution concentrations within the region is very unhealthy for the general population. For more info on this dangerous air quality and the ground-level ozone / fine air particles... http://www.state.nj.us/dep/
It's currently hazy with smoke filled air.  UV Index is now 0.3!  It appears like a cloudy morning, but it's more smokey skies than cloud cover.  We are supposed to have a mix of sunshine and clouds today with areas of smoke and hazy conditions with obviously reduced visibility.  Temps will be near 90° (we got up to 99° yesterday).  Winds will pick up at 10-15mph out of the S-SE.  Tonight... 25% chance of a stray shower or thunderstorm, temps in the mid-70s and N-NW winds at 5-10mph.  Tomorrow... a mix of sun and clouds with areas of smoke and haze, temps in the mid-80s and East winds at 5-10mph.  Tomorrow night... clear, temps in the mid-70s and Southerly winds at 10-15mph.  As for the weekend... Saturday will have 80% chance of rain and some stormy conditions possible, temps in the mid-80s with South winds at 15-25mph +gusting is possibly.  Saturday night... 80% chance of rain and possible storms.  Sunday... partly to mostly cloudy with a 25% chance of rain, temps in the mid-80s, and W-NW winds at 10-20mph.  Sunday night... clear to partly cloudy, temps in the low-70s and N-NE winds at 5-10mph. 
High Tide: 9:51AM
Low Tide: 3:44PM
Ocean Temp: 74.3°
Sunrise: 5:46AM
Sunset: 8:23PM
UV Index: 7.4
Rip Current: Low Risk

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