Erma, New Jersey Weather
Erma, 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 Erma, Cape May County.
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About Erma, New Jersey
Erma exhales a quiet breath of coastal plain, a landscape of low horizons and broad, open skies. It lies 26.9 miles south of Cumberland, NJ (from Cumberland, NJ: bearing 176°T), and is situated 1.0 miles north-north-east of Lower. The air here carries the briny tang of distant ocean, a constant whisper that softens the edges of the land. Fields, often flat and stretching far, are divided by the straight lines of drainage ditches, their surfaces reflecting the wide, ever-changing blue above, a canvas for the slow drift of cumulus clouds. This is a place where the earth, though fertile, feels perpetually open to the elements, where the wind sweeps unimpeded across the terrain, carrying the scent of marsh grass and the faintest hint of pine. The roots of Erma run deep into the agricultural past, a heritage still visible in the working farms that dot the countryside, their weathered barns standing as silent sentinels to generations of cultivation. The economy, once heavily reliant on the bounty of the land, now finds a more varied footing, though the echoes of farming persist. Nearby waterways, winding and unassuming, once served as vital arteries for commerce, carrying produce and goods to market, and their presence still shapes the local character, drawing those who appreciate the gentle rhythm of life tied to the ebb and flow of tides and seasons. The very soil here seems to hold a quiet resilience, absorbing the stories of those who have worked it, a subtle narrative woven into the fabric of everyday existence in Erma.
Live animated radar for Erma and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Erma, Cape May County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 38.980668°N, 74.90795°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 Erma, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Erma, 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 Erma includes coordinates 38.980668°N, 74.907950°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.
