Cape May, New Jersey Weather
Cape May, New Jersey — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Cape May, Cape May County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cape May.
About Cape May, New Jersey
Cape May unfolds as a peninsula of soft sand and whispering pines, a sliver of land where the Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean. It lies 30.1 miles south of Cumberland, NJ (from Cumberland, NJ: bearing 176°T), and is situated 2.2 miles south-south-east of Lower. The air here carries the briny tang of the sea, a constant, gentle caress that softens the edges of the landscape. Broad, inviting beaches stretch out, their pale sands warmed by a sun that seems to linger longer here, casting a golden hue over the low-lying terrain. Oak and holly trees, their branches often draped with Spanish moss, create pockets of cool shade, their leaves rustling in the persistent sea breeze, a sound that harmonizes with the distant cry of gulls. This southernmost tip of New Jersey has a history as rich and layered as the sand dunes. Once a significant whaling port and later a summer retreat for presidents, Cape May’s Victorian architecture stands as a proud testament to its Gilded Age glory. The local economy, once buoyed by maritime trade, now thrives on tourism, drawing visitors to its charming streets and the well-preserved grandeur of its hotels and gingerbread-trimmed homes. The fishing industry still plays a role, its boats bobbing in the harbor, a reminder of the enduring connection to the water that defines this coastal community.
Live animated radar for Cape May and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Cape May, Cape May County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 38.935113°N, 74.906005°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 08204 |
| Area Code | 609, 640 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cape May, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cape May, New Jersey, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Cape May includes coordinates 38.935113°N, 74.906005°W, situated in Cape May County. ZIP code 08204. Telephone area code: 609, 640. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
