Good morning everyone!
Skies are mainly cloudy early on this Monday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 72 in Clifton down to 67 at Walpack. Winds are mainly calm and the humidity is high with some patchy fog in parts of the area.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 30TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 80 AVERAGE LOW: 62
RECORD HIGH: 94 – 1973 RECORD LOW: 43 – 1986
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 76 LOW: 66 PRECIPITATION: TRACE
A warm front is moving to our north this morning and we will have a southwest flow of much warmer and more humid air. A cold front approaching from the northwest will likely give us showers this afternoon and evening with a chance of a thunderstorm. With highs well up into the 80s and dew points in the 70s will make heat indexes to reach around 95 degrees.
The cold front will pass through our area early Tuesday morning followed by drier air on Tuesday, but it will still be warm with highs again in the 80s.
The remains of Hurricane Ida will give our area some heavy rain Wednesday into Thursday morning and depending on the track will determine how much rainfall we will receive; there is a potential of 3-5 inches of rain with some higher amounts possible.
After the storm much drier air will be with us on Friday and should last through much of the holiday weekend. Temperatures will be near normal Friday through Sunday and become somewhat warmer and more humid on Labor Day.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – AUG 30 – Mostly cloudy and humid with showers likely this afternoon with a chance of a thunderstorm, high in the upper 80s.
TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the evening with a chance of a thunderstorm, humid, low in the upper 60s.
TUESDAY – AUG 31 – Partly sunny in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon, high in the mid 80s.
WEDNESDAY – SEP 1 – Rain possibly heavy at times, high in the mid 70s.
THURSDAY – SEP 2 – Rain possibly heavy at times and a chance of thunderstorms, high in the mid 70s.
FRIDAY – SEP 3 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 70s.
SATURDAY – SEP 4 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 70s.
SUNDAY – SEP 5 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 80s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 10 knots, seas 3 feet this morning dropping to 1 foot this afternoon. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is a warm 78 degrees.
OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Tuesday through the day on Wednesday; advisories expected Wednesday night through Thursday.
Have a nice day and stay safe!