Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 69 in Clifton down to 65 at Walpack and High Point. The humidity is high and the winds are light from the west-southwest.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 19TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 87 AVERAGE LOW 67
RECORD HIGH: 97 – 2020 RECORD LOW: 58 – 2000
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 83 LOW: 71 PRECIPITATION: 2.88″
Yesterday we received 2.88″ of rain with the heaviest around 2:30 p.m. when the rain rate was 4.25″ that caused flooding in the area.
Now after the rainstorm we will now have some high heat that should last through the weekend with highs each day in the mid-upper 90s.
The only chance of rain the next few days will be from a couple of weak cold fronts, one on Thursday and then another late in the day on Sunday. Each front will be followed by less humid air but it will remain hot.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – JUL 19 – Sunny, high in the mid 90s.
TONIGHT – Mostly clear, low in the mid 70s.
WEDNESDAY – JUL 20 – Sunny and very hot, high in the upper 90s.
THURSDAY – JUL 21 – Mostly sunny, very hot and humid, with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 90s.
FRIDAY – JUL 22 – Sunny and hot but less humid, high in the mid 90s.
SATURDAY – JUL 23 – Mostly sunny and very hot, high in the upper 90s.
SUNDAY – JUL 24 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, very hot and humid, high in the upper 90s.
MONDAY – JUL 25 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, humid, high in the low 90s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Westerly winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 74 degrees.
OUTLOOK – No advisories expected on Wednesday; advisories likely on Thursday; no advisories expected for Friday and Saturday.
Have a nice day and stay safe and cool!