Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Saturday morning and once again it is quite warm with temperatures at 5 a.m. ranging from 75 in Clifton down to 63 at Pequest and Sandyston. Winds are mainly calm or light westerly.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 23RD.
AVERAGE HIGH: 86 AVERAGE LOW: 67
RECORD HIGH: 98 – 1991 RECORD LOW – 55 – 1992
YESTERDAY: HIGH: 96 LOW: 74 PRECIPITATION: .01″
A Bermuda high pressure ridge will give us another very hot day today with highs well up into the 90s however dew points will fall to the low 60s this afternoon, skies will be mostly sunny.
The very hot weather will continue on Sunday and temperatures may reach record levels as highs approach the 100 degree mark, humidity will rise with mostly dew points near 70 degrees. Skies will be mostly sunny. A heat advisory remains in effect until Sunday night.
A cold front will approach our area on Monday and move offshore Monday night. Showers and thunderstorms are likely mainly in the afternoon and evening, some storms may become severe with strong gusty winds and very heavy rain. High temperatures will be slightly lower but the humidity will remain high.
Mainly dry weather with more seasonable temperatures and lower humidity Tuesday and Wednesday as weak high pressure moves into the area.
Another frontal system will give us a chance of showers Thursday into Friday.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – JUL 23 – Sunny and very hot, high in the upper 90s.
TONIGHT – Mostly clear, low in the mid 70s.
SUNDAY – JUL 24 – Mostly sunny, very hot and more humid, high near 100.
MONDAY – JUL 25 – Mostly cloudy, hot and humid with showers and thunderstorms likely mainly in the afternoon and evening, some storms may be accompanied by strong gusty winds and heavy rain. High in the mid 90s.
TUESDAY – JUL 26 – Partly sunny, cooler and less humid, high in the upper 80s.
WEDNESDAY – JUL 27 – Mostly sunny, high near 90.
THURSDAY – JUL 28 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, humid, high in the low 90s.
FRIDAY – JUL 29 – Partly sunny with a chance of an afternoon shower, high near 90.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 10 knots, seas 1 foot. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 76 degrees.
OUTLOOK – No advisories expected during the day on Sunday; possible small craft advisories Sunday afternoon through Monday night; no advisories expected for Tuesday and Wednesday.
Have a nice weekend but stay cool and safe!