Good morning everyone!
Skies are mainly clear early on this Thursday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 71 in Clifton down to 59 at Walpack. Winds are mainly calm or light southwesterly.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 4TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW: 66
RECORD HIGH: 97 – 2005 RECORD LOW: 57 – 1985
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 94 LOW: 69 PRECIPITATION: .NONE
Today will be very hot with slowly increasing humidity, there is a slight chance of an afternoon shower or thunderstorm mainly over inland areas. A heat advisory is in effect with heat indexes expected to be between 100-105 degrees. There will be a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening mainly before 11 p.m.
Friday high temperatures will not be as high as today’s but with dew points rising to the low 70s will cause heat indexes to again be over 100 degrees. Skies will be partly sunny and showers and thunderstorms will be likely mainly in the afternoon and evening. A heat advisory continues in effect.
Florida like weather will prevail this weekend through early next week. The humidity will remain high with very warm to hot temperatures. There will be a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms each day.
At this point Wednesday through the end of next week looks to be less hot and humid.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – AUG 4 – Sunny and hot, high in the upper 90s.
TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, warm and muggy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly before 11 p.m., low in the upper 70s.
FRIDAY – AUG 5 – Partly sunny, hot and humid with showers and thunderstorms likely mainly after 5 p.m., high in the low 90s.
SATURDAY – AUG 6 – Partly sunny and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.
SUNDAY – AUG 7 – Mostly sunny, hot and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the low 90s.
MONDAY – AUG 8 – Mostly sunny hot and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the mid 90s.
TUESDAY – AUG 9 – Partly sunny, hot and humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the low 90s.
WEDNESDAY – AUG 10 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 80s.
MARINE FORECAST:
TODAY – Southerly winds to 15 knots, seas 1 foot. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 75 degrees.
OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Friday through Monday.
Have a nice day and stay cool and safe!