We have cloudy skies early this Independence Day, temperatures are in the upper 60s with continued high humidity but not as steamy as the last couple of mornings. Radar at 6am shows rain in Eastern Pennsylvania and some precipitation developing across Southern New Jersey.
Rain from both a cold front in our area and moisture from Hurricane Arthur will move back into our area this morning and then move offshore this evening. This rain should not be as intense as the storms we had yesterday evening. High temperatures today will be lower than the last few days. Clearing should take place by this evening and it will become much less humid and it will be a little breezy.
The weekend weather will be outstanding once again with seasonably warm temperatures and low humidity.
Warmer temperatures and humidity into the midweek period with a chance of thunderstorms Tuesday and Wednesday.
Dry and less humid on Thursday.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – Cloudy with rain and possible thunderstorms mainly this morning,, not as warm, high in the upper 70s.
TONIGHT – Becoming mostly clear and less humid, low around 60.
SATURDAY – Sunny, high in the mid 80s.
SUNDAY – Sunny, high in the mid 80s.
MONDAY – Mostly sunny and becoming more humid, high near 90.
TUESDAY – Mostly cloudy with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 80s.
WEDNESDAY – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 80s.
THURSDAY – Mostly sunny and less humid, high in the upper 80s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Small craft advisory in effect till 6am on Saturday; winds northerly to 27 knots seas 1 foot.
OUTLOOK – Advisories continuing until Saturday morning then sub-advisory levels Saturday afternoon into Sunday, advisories again possible Sunday night into Monday.
Happy Independence Day!