Good morning everyone!
Skies are partly cloudy early on this Monday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 67 in Clifton down to 60 degrees at Walpack. Winds are mainly calm or light northerly and the humidity remains low with dew points in the 50s.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 16TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 83 AVERAGE LOW: 65
RECORD HIGH: 94 – 1997 RECORD LOW: 55 – 1994
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 84 LOW: 66 PRECIPITATION: NONE
After a nice weekend today will feature more clouds but the humidity will stay low. High temperatures will be a little lower than yesterday due to the clouds. High pressure will be moving off the New England coast.
More humid weather will return for the rest of this week into the weekend as a light southerly flow develops. There will be a chance of showers each day. Thursday may be the wettest day as the remains of Tropical Storm Fred approaches the area with heavy rain possible. High temperatures will be near seasonable levels but dew points will be near 70 degrees through most of this period.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – AUG 16 – Increasing cloudiness, high in the low 80s.
TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after 2 a.m., low near 70.
TUESDAY – AUG 17 – Cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, more humid, high near 80.
WEDNESDAY – AUG 18 – Cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, humid, high in the low 80s.
THURSDAY – AUG 19 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely, humid, high in the low 80s.
FRIDAY – AUG 20 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, humid, high in the mid 80s.
SATURDAY – AUG 21 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, humid, high in the upper 80s.
SUNDAY – AUG 22 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the mid 80s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – East-southeast wind to 10 knots, seas less than 1 foot. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 75 degrees.
OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Tuesday through Friday.
Have a nice day and stay safe!