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Weather in Cape May Point

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 9:42 pm (EDT)
Now · partly cloudy 54 °F
Feels like
52 °F
Low / high
46 / 64 °F
Rain
0%
Wind
6 mph E
→ 30.36 inHg · steady

Today in Cape May Point: overcast, 46 °F to 64 °F, with a 0% chance of rain and a light breeze from the east (6 mph). Tomorrow, mainly clear, 52 °F to 66 °F and a 3% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Friday 30, at 68 °F. Next likely rain: Tuesday 3 (16%).

Measured now at the airport

Wildwood/Cape May Cnty (KWWD), 6.1 mi away · 46 min ago

Visibility9.9 mi or more
WeatherNothing to note
Temperature53 °F
WindCalm

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

Day by day

Day Sky Low / high Rain Max wind Max wave High tides Model
Today · 28 Overcast 46 / 64 °F 0% 13 mph ENE 2.4 ft 10:35 am · 11:00 pm HRRR
Thu 29 Mainly clear 52 / 66 °F 3% 6 mph SSE 1.7 ft 11:27 am · 11:55 pm HRRR + NBM
Fri 30 Clear sky 55 / 68 °F 2% 10 mph WNW 2.2 ft 12:24 pm NBM
Sat 31 Overcast 47 / 59 °F 0% 11 mph N 2.0 ft 12:56 am · 1:25 pm NBM
Sun 1 Overcast 52 / 62 °F 0% 5 mph SE 1.4 ft 1:02 am · 1:30 pm NBM
Mon 2 Partly cloudy 55 / 64 °F 10% · 0.02 in 6 mph SSE 1.2 ft 2:13 am · 2:40 pm NBM
Tue 3 Overcast 56 / 65 °F 16% · 0.09 in 10 mph ENE 1.3 ft 3:24 am · 3:48 pm NBM
Wed 4 Clear sky 56 / 65 °F 18% · 0.27 in 12 mph E 2.8 ft 4:27 am · 4:49 pm NBM
Thu 5 Clear sky 57 / 65 °F 40% · 0.48 in 15 mph ESE 3.1 ft 5:20 am · 5:41 pm NBM
Fri 6 Rain 55 / 64 °F 37% · 0.39 in 12 mph NE 3.0 ft 6:08 am · 6:29 pm NBM
Sat 7 Rain 51 / 61 °F 22% · 0.09 in 13 mph NW 2.6 ft 6:52 am · 7:13 pm NBM
Sun 8 Light drizzle 48 / 58 °F 16% 14 mph NNW 2.1 ft 7:32 am · 7:55 pm NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9 Clear sky 47 / 56 °F 14% 15 mph NNE 1.6 ft 8:11 am · 8:34 pm ECMWF
Tue 10 Overcast 49 / 58 °F 18% 12 mph NE 1.1 ft 8:47 am · 9:12 pm ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 4:00 pm; then NBM until Sunday 8 2:00 pm; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 10:00 am; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Sky ClearClearClearClear skyMainly clearOvercastOvercastPartly cloudy
Temperature 51°47°47°52°64°64°59°54°
Chance of rain 0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%
Rain 0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in
Wind (mph) 4 E5 NE4 NNE6 NNE11 ENE10 E5 E5 E
Humidity 78%84%82%87%65%73%76%86%
UV 00014200
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR

Do the models agree?

High confidence

The models agree for the next few days: the forecast is fairly solid.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 63°62°65°58°59°62°63°
AIFS 63°63°67°58°58°62°63°
GFS 64°67°70°59°61°61°65°
ICON 64°66°72°60°62°68°67°
HRRR 64°66°—————
NBM 64°64°68°59°62°64°65°
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighhigh
Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 0000000
AIFS 0000000
GFS 000000.01 in0
ICON 0000000
HRRR 00—————
NBM 000000.02 in0.07 in
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighhigh
Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 121612172127152291916191721
AIFS 1091415779
GFS 11151016152811247148121221
ICON 9195111122919816715715
HRRR 13171117—————
NBM 10146101017111858691016
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighhigh

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios) 0%0%0%0%4%6%8%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios) 0%0%0%0%0%17%20%
NBM (NOAA) 0%3%2%0%0%10%16%
Thunderstorm (NBM) 0%0%0%0%1%1%1%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit warmer, a bit wetter and a slightly warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When TemperatureTemp. Rain Sea Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8 Above +5.2 °F Above +60% A bit above +0.9 °F —
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15 A bit above +0.9 °F A bit above +23% A bit above +1.3 °F 57° / 50°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22 A bit above +2.2 °F Normal A bit above +1.3 °F 56° / 50°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29 A bit above +2.3 °F A bit above +45% A bit above +1.4 °F 53° / 48°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6 A bit above +2.0 °F A bit above +42% A bit above +1.3 °F 51° / 46°

Coming months

When TemperatureTemp. Rain Sea
November A bit above +1.3 °F A bit above +31% A bit above +0.5 °F
December A bit above +2.0 °F A bit above +29% A bit above +1.1 °F
January Above +2.7 °F A bit above +37% A bit above +1.6 °F
February A bit above +2.0 °F A bit above +40% Above +2.0 °F
March A bit above +1.8 °F A bit above +30% A bit above +1.4 °F

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Cape May Point climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Cape May Point is from May to September: highs of 72 °F to 85 °F, about 11 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

Hurricane season: from July to September. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 10 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Cape May Point, about 3 every 10 years; 2 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Elsa, in July 2021.

Month High Low Rain Rainy daysDays Sun (h/day) Water Waves Cyclones
JanuaryJan 43° 28° 3.20 in 8 3.9 41° 2.2 ft –
FebruaryFeb 45° 29° 3.11 in 8 5.2 39° 2.1 ft –
MarchMar 52° 36° 4.04 in 9 5.7 41° 2.2 ft –
AprilApr 62° 44° 3.44 in 8 6.4 48° 2.1 ft –
MayMay 72° 54° 3.52 in 10 7.4 57° 1.8 ft –
JuneJun 80° 63° 3.74 in 11 7.8 67° 1.5 ft 1
JulyJul 85° 69° 3.46 in 12 7.9 74° 1.4 ft 3
AugustAug 83° 67° 4.41 in 11 7.3 75° 1.5 ft 3
SeptemberSep 78° 61° 3.37 in 9 6.1 72° 2.0 ft 2
OctoberOct 68° 50° 4.03 in 7 5.3 65° 2.2 ft 1
NovemberNov 57° 40° 3.11 in 7 4.5 56° 2.3 ft –
DecemberDec 48° 32° 3.89 in 9 3.7 47° 2.1 ft –
Month Water Waves Cyclones
Jan 41° 2.2 ft –
Feb 39° 2.1 ft –
Mar 41° 2.2 ft –
Apr 48° 2.1 ft –
May 57° 1.8 ft –
Jun 67° 1.5 ft 1
Jul 74° 1.4 ft 3
Aug 75° 1.5 ft 3
Sep 72° 2.0 ft 2
Oct 65° 2.2 ft 1
Nov 56° 2.3 ft –
Dec 47° 2.1 ft –

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 43.33 in of rain on about 107 days and about 2,150 hours of sunshine.

Cyclones: how many tropical cyclones (tropical storms, hurricanes and typhoons) passed within 93 mi in each month from 1996 to 2025, according to IBTrACS (NOAA).

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now54 °Ffeels like 52 °F
Tomorrow52 / 66 °F

It's 54 °F now (feels like 52 °F). Today, 46 °F to 64 °F; tomorrow, 52 °F to 66 °F.

Chance of rain

  • Today 0%
  • Thu 29 3%
  • Fri 30 2%
  • Sat 31 0%
  • Sun 1 0%
  • Mon 2 10% 0.02 in
  • Tue 3 16% 0.09 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 0%. The next day with likely rain is Tuesday 3: 16% and 0.09 in.

No rain in the last 7 days.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity86%
Dew point50 °F

Humidity is 86% now and the dew point is 50 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now8.7 migood
Clouds66%

Visibility is good now (8.7 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0
Today's peak4moderate

Thu 29: 4 · Fri 30: 4 · Sat 31: 4

IndexLevelWhat to do
0–2lowNo special protection needed.
3–5moderateHat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7highSunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10very highAvoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+extremeAvoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

  • ↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
  • → Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
  • ↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

Steady now (+0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.12 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 45
Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

DaySkyLow / highRainMax wind
Tue 27 Mainly clear57 / 62 °F013 mph NE
Mon 26 Mainly clear53 / 64 °F013 mph W
Sun 25 Clear sky53 / 61 °F09 mph N
Sat 24 Overcast52 / 59 °F012 mph NE
Fri 23 Partly cloudy54 / 60 °F017 mph NE
Thu 22 Overcast54 / 65 °F018 mph NNW
Wed 21 Overcast54 / 63 °F020 mph N
Show all 30 days
DaySkyLow / highRainMax wind
Tue 20 Clear sky55 / 67 °F020 mph N
Mon 19 Clear sky52 / 63 °F017 mph NNE
Sun 18 Mainly clear47 / 58 °F022 mph NNE
Sat 17 Heavy drizzle53 / 67 °F0.44 in29 mph N
Fri 16 Rain64 / 74 °F1.44 in17 mph S
Thu 15 Light drizzle63 / 71 °F0.06 in17 mph ENE
Wed 14 Drizzle69 / 75 °F0.07 in18 mph WSW
Tue 13 Partly cloudy64 / 71 °F017 mph SW
Mon 12 Light rain60 / 69 °F0.20 in22 mph NNW
Sun 11 Light rain67 / 69 °F0.90 in22 mph ESE
Sat 10 Overcast63 / 68 °F016 mph ENE
Fri 9 Overcast63 / 69 °F010 mph WNW
Thu 8 Clear sky62 / 70 °F016 mph WSW
Wed 7 Clear sky58 / 65 °F020 mph S
Tue 6 Clear sky55 / 64 °F018 mph NNW
Mon 5 Overcast62 / 69 °F020 mph NW
Sun 4 Drizzle62 / 67 °F0.14 in19 mph NE
Sat 3 Light rain64 / 71 °F0.63 in19 mph NNE
Fri 2 Light drizzle70 / 76 °F0.02 in16 mph SW
Thu 1 Overcast66 / 72 °F015 mph S
Wed 30 Overcast67 / 68 °F015 mph SSW
Tue 29 Overcast66 / 70 °F013 mph W
Mon 28 Drizzle64 / 67 °F0.08 in16 mph NW

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in Cape May PointQuestions

What's the weather like today in Cape May Point?

Overcast, from 46 °F to 64 °F, with a light breeze from the east (6 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Cape May Point?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 3% (0.00 in): mainly clear.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 46 °F and a high of 68 °F; the warmest day, Friday 30.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 4 (moderate). Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.36 inHg and steady: −0.01 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Cape May Point?

The best time to visit Cape May Point is from May to September: highs of 72 °F to 85 °F, about 11 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Cape May Point in October?

In October, Cape May Point normally sees highs of 68 °F and lows of 50 °F, with about 7 rainy days (4.03 in for the month) and 5 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 65 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Cape May Point?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 85 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 28 °F. The wettest is August (4.41 in) and the driest, November.

When is hurricane season in Cape May Point?

Hurricane season: from July to September. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 10 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Cape May Point, about 3 every 10 years; 2 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Elsa, in July 2021.

More about Cape May Point today

Weather near Cape May Point

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 4.6 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 9:42 pm (local time).

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