Good morning everyone!
Skies are partly cloudy early on this Monday morning and again it is warm and muggy. Temperatures range from 72 in Clifton down to 67 at High Point. Winds are calm or light southwesterly. The air quality is good with and index of 37.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 17TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 86 AVERAGE LOW 66
RECORD HIGH: 98 – 1999 RECORD LOW: 54 – 1987
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 78 LOW: 73 PRECIPITATION: .37″
Yesterday in the Clifton area we only received .37″ of rainfall while some areas did have a few inches of rain.
Today will be mostly sunny but a bit hazy from the Canadian wildfires. It will be hot with highs in the low 90s, but the humidity will be a little less with dew points in the upper 60s.
A weak front moving through the area on Tuesday will likely give us more showers and thunderstorm activity.
Dry and less humid on Wednesday with seasonably warm tempeatures.
Another weak frontal system will give us a chance of showers Thursday and Friday.
At this point the weekend looks dry and seasonably warm.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – JULY 17 – Sunny and hazy, highs in the low 90s.
TONIGHT – Partly cloudy with widespread hazy, lows in the low 70s.
TUESDAY – JULY 18 – Party sunny and hazy with showers and thunderstorms likely mainly after 3 p.m., highs in the upper 80s.
WEDNESDAY – JULY 19 – Mostly sunny and less humid, highs in the upper 80s.
THURSDAY – JULY 20 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly after 3 p.m., highs in the upper 80s.
FRIDAY – JULY 21 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly after 3 p.m., highs in the mid 80s.
SATURDAY – JULY 22 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 80s.
SUNDAY – JULY 23 – Sunny, highs in the mid 80s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 2-3 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 77 degrees.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Tuesday through Friday.
Have a nice day and stay safe!