Heat Persists in the Southwest; Elevated to Critical Fire Weather in the Great Basin; Poor Air Quality in the West

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through this week, easing by next week. The heat will focus further east in the Great Plains and Mississippi Valley beginning next week. Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will persist for the Great Basin today. Poor air quality lingers for the Northwest, Great Basin, Central Rockies into the Plains. Read More >

Current conditions at

Cape May County Airport (KWWD)

Lat: 39.02°NLon: 74.92°WElev: 23ft.

Partly Cloudy

80°F

27°C

Humidity	71%
Wind Speed	E 9 mph
Barometer	30.11 in (1019.6 mb)
Dewpoint	70°F (21°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	83°F (28°C)
Last update	4 Aug 4:56 pm EDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ENE Cape May NJ

Tonight
Low: 72 °F
Patchy Fog
Wednesday
High: 81 °F
Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
then Chance
T-storms
Wednesday Night
Low: 75 °F
Chance
Showers then
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 85 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 76 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 87 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 74 °F
Chance
T-storms
Saturday
High: 84 °F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 74 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night

A chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 5 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 87.

Friday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.