Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Sunday morning and it is muggy again. Temperatures range from 74 in Clifton down to 66 at Pequest and Hackettstown. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is good with an index of 49.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 9TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 84 AVERAGE LOW: 66
RECORD HIGH: 100 – 2001 RECORD LOW: 50 – 1989
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 89 LOW: 69 PRECIPITATION: NONE
Today will be hot again but gradually less humid as we will have a westerly flow around the offshore Bermuda high pressure.
Monday will be partly sunny, hot and it will become more humid again by late in the day. There will be a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms.
Another hot and humid day on Tuesday but we should stay dry.
Not as hot and humid on Wednesday and there will be a chance of showers at night into Thursday morning as a cold front crosses our area.
Finally a break in this hot and humid weather Friday and Saturday as high pressure builds in from the west.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – AUG 9 – Sunny and hot and gradually becoming a little less humid by the afternoon, highs in the low 90s.
TONIGHT – Mostly clear, lows in the upper 60s.
MONDAY – AUG 10 – Partly sunny and becoming more humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the low 90s.
TUESDAY – AUG 11 – Partly sunny, hot and humid, highs near 90.
WEDNESDAY – AUG 12 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 80s, chance of showers at night.
THURSDAY – AUG 13 – Partly sunny with a chance of morning showers, becoming less humid by evening, highs in the upper 80s.
FRIDAY – AUG 14 – Mostly sunny and pleasant, highs in the low 80s.
SATURDAY – AUG 15 – Mostly sunny and continued pleasant, highs in the low 80s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 2 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 76 degrees.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Monday through Thursday.
Have a nice day but stay safe and cool!