Cape May Point, NJ Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

WEATHER ALERTS - Wind Advisory

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Clear 41°F
Feels Like 41°F  
Humidity 82% Dew Point 36°F Wind Calm Barometer 30.12 in.
Report from a personal weather station 0.3 mi. SE of central Cape May Point
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Point Forecast at a Glance

WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Partly Cloudy, Low 37F
 
37
ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Increasing Clouds, High 49F, Low 46F
49
46
FriDec 19
Fri Dec 19: Thunderstorms, High 53F, Low 32F
80%
53
32
SatDec 20
Sat Dec 20: Mostly Sunny, High 46F, Low 41F
46
41
SunDec 21
Sun Dec 21: Mostly Sunny, High 48F, Low 30F
48
30
MonDec 22
Mon Dec 22: Sunny, High 39F, Low 34F
39
34
TueDec 23
Tue Dec 23: Rain, High 46F, Low 39F
30%
46
39

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

Variable high temperatures through the week, ranging from 39°F to 53°F. Some rain possible with at least 3 days showing precipitation chances of 20% or higher.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 3°F below the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 49°F with lows around 31°F.

This Date in Weather History

1987 - A storm in the southwestern U.S. brought heavy rain and heavy snow to parts of California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah and New Mexico. Charleston NV was blanketed with 12 inches of snow. Lake Havasu City AZ was drenched with 2.26 inches of rain.

More on this and other weather history

Cape May Point, NJ 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Wednesday Dec 17

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Thursday Dec 18

Increasing Clouds

Day: Increasing clouds, with a high near 49. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Thunderstorms

Night: Rain, with thunderstorms also possible after 4am. Low around 46. Windy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Dec 19

Thunderstorms

Day: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm. High near 53. Windy, with a south wind 25 to 30 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Saturday Dec 20

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Breezy.

Sunday Dec 21

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Blustery.

Monday Dec 22

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Tuesday Dec 23

Rain

Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy.

Wednesday Dec 24

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 44.


About Cape May Point, NJ

Cape May Point is a borough located at the tip of the Cape May Peninsula in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough, and all of Cape May County, is part of the Ocean City metropolitan statistical area, and is part of the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD combined statistical area, also known as the Delaware Valley or Philadelphia metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 305, an increase of 14 (+4.8%) from the 2010 census count of 291, which in turn reflected an increase of 50 (+20.7%) from the 241 counted in the 2000 census. The summer population can reach 4,500. The Cape May Light is located in Lower Township, but is also a point of identity for Cape May Point as it uses the lighthouse as a logo for municipal-owned vehicles. Mayors of the two municipalities previously had a conflict over in which municipality it was located. Cape May Point is a dry town, one of three municipalities in Cape May County where the sale of alcohol is prohibited by law. Cape May Point, Ocean City and Wildwood Crest are Cape May County's only remaining dry municipalities.

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