See ya next year March and Rain, Rain...

Mornin'! Happy Birthday Pat! It's currently 41 degrees this thick, cloud covered (say that fast 3 times), misty, chilly, rainy, last day of March. Winds are minimal for now and will pick up later (out of the NE at 15-25mph) with gusting. Sounds like a great day at the Shore...not...although I love visiting the beach on days like this. The sky and sea do put on quite a performance. So, we're looking at rain into Saturday. The weekend's looking rain-free, then come next week...it starts raining again. April's providing her showers right out of the starting gate. For today...heavy rains will develop later in the day as the morning will just be misty and/or drizzly (is that a word?). Temps will be in the mid-upper 40's. Wildwood could get up to 1" of rain and there is a tidal flood watch out for today due to the new moon. High tide:6:45p.m.; Low tide:12:33p.m.; Ocean Temp:49°. 82 days until Summer! 2 days until Key West!

A Brief Clear Start of the Day...

Mornin'...not so clear as humpday develops today. It's currently a wintry 32° this starlit, brisk, clear early morn in Wildwood. Temps will rise into the 40's (mid-upper) as the clouds cover the sunny sky and bring rain by mid-afternoon. Breezes will be off the ocean (Southeast) at 10-15mph; then switch to the NE later bringing even chillier air. Rains will continue off and on tonight into the overnight. Looking like rain continuing right up until Saturday. There's a "new" moon on Friday and along with all the rain...high risk for flooding on the island so keep that in mind while out and about. Don't drive through flood waters. So, I'm thinking some choices here...warm sweats and something hot in a mug (hot chocolate, tea, soup or toddy), hit the gym and work up a good sweat (you don't need a gym to do that though), or belly up to a tiki bar somewhere tropical to get away from the raw winter chill. I'll be opting for the 3rd choice...Key West in 3 days! This is Spring right? 83 days until Summer! Oh...almost forgot the tides...high tide:6:06p.m.; low tide:11:53a.m.; ocean temp: 48°.

Sunny at the Seashore

Mornin'! It's just about 40° in Wildwood this bright, brisk, clear, sunny start of the day. Clouds will enter the scene a little later. Temps will rise into the mid-upper 50's as the sun hangs around most of the day. There are no breezes to note...yet; but will come later from the NW at 15-20mph much like yesterday. It's been fairly dry in and around the island and forecasters have posted a "red flag warning" for easy fires igniting on the dry grasses and pine forests surrounding us. Careful of those cigarette butts. Rains are coming tomorrow. High tide:5:21p.m.; Low tide: 11:08a.m.; Ocean temp: 48°. Cherry blossoms are about to burst open!

Sunny Start of the Week

Mornin'! It's currently a brisk 34° in WW this dark, starlit early morn. Should be a beautiful, bright sunrise in about an hour or so from now. Temps will rise into the 40's (mid-upper) and feel pretty nice with sun shining, blue skies and seabreeze. That light seabreeze will be taken over by a NW breeze later this afternoon gusting at 20+ mph. Pretty much the same for tomorrow as we're expecting a rainy Wednesday. Today's tides...High:4:25p.m.; Low:10:15a.m.; Ocean temp: 48°. 84 days until summer; it really is heading this way! Footnote: it's 2pm and it's been a mostly cloudy day today. The sun's trying to break through, but for the most part...cloud cover.

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Sunny Sunday - HAPPY BIRTHDAY DO!

Afternoon! Running late - sorry - especially to you Jim. Back from a terrific overnight in Philly (an old friend's surprise birthday party). It's 43° and sunny in WW. There's minimal clouds and breezes (NW -7mph). Same for tomorrow and tuesday but a tad warmer each day. Wednesday...the rains come back. High tide:3:04p.m.; Low Tide:9:22p.m.; Ocean temp: 50°. How's that Jim?

Sunny, Cool, Breezy Saturday

Mornin'! Ol' Man Winter's overstaying his welcome big time as it's 27° in WW this early morn. Skies are clear and not much of a breeze but brrrr...it's chill-chill out there. Temps are heading back into the 40's today (mid-upper) and who knows it may get into the 50's like it eventually did yesterday. The sun was stronger than predicted, so maybe the same is in store for us islanders today. Here's the part I hate...snow (you read that correctly) is heading this way tonight. Well...I'm calling it "Flurries" or a "light dusting" will be (I'm having a very hard time typing this) heading this way by this evening and could stick around through the night...taking us right into Sunday morning. Temps will be heading into the 20's tonight + NW winds (15mph) + moisture from the skies = white stuff. By tomorrow afternoon the warm sun should be returning and push the winter situation right out of here...we can only hope once and for all. High tide:2:13p.m.; Low tide:8:28p.m.; Ocean Temp: 50°. 86 days until summer!