Good morning everyone!
Skies are mainly partly cloudy early on this Thursday morning, but there is some patchy fog in some inland valleys. Temperatures range from 69 in Clifton down to 63 at Wantage, High Point and Hackettstown. Winds are mainly calm or light northwesterly. The air quality is unhealthy for sensitive groups with an index of 104.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 20TH.
AVERAGE HIGH: 86 AVERAGE LOW 67
RECORD HIGH: 101 – 1991 RECORD LOW: 57 – 2001
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 82 LOW: 68 PRECIPITATION: .02″
Weak high pressure over the area today will give us a mostly sunny and warm day with moderate humidity.
More humid on Friday as a trough of low pressure moves through our area. Showers and thunderstorms are likely mainly from 5 a.m. until 2 p.m. Rain may be heavy at times.
Very pleasant weather for the weekend as high pressure builds into the area. There will be plenty of sunshine both days with seasonably warm temperatures and low humidity as dew points fall into the low 60s.
Monday should be another warm day with continued low humidity.
A weak frontal system may touch off some showers on Tuesday followed by dry and warm weather for Wednesday.
Looking further ahead it may get quite hot Thursday through next weekend.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – JULY 20 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 80s.
TONIGHT – Becoming mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly after 5 a.m., low near 70.
FRIDAY – JULY 21 – Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely, humid, with highs in the low 80s.
SATURDAY – JULY 22 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 80s.
SUNDAY – JULY 23 – Sunny, highs in the upper 80s.
MONDAY – JULY 24 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 80s.
TUESDAY – JULY 25 – Mostly sunny with a chance of an afternoon or evening shower and thunderstorm, highs in the upper 80s.
WEDNESDAY – JULY 26 – Mostly sunny, highs near 90.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 2 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 76 degrees.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Friday through Tuesday.
Enjoy the nice weather today but please stay safe!