Good morning everyone!
Skies are partly cloudy early on this Friday morning and temperatures are a little milder than this time yesterday with readings ranging from 67 in Clifton down to 62 at Ramsey. Winds are light from the southwest. The air quality continues to be good with an index of 41.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 4TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW: 66
RECORD HIGH: 97 – 2022 RECORD LOW: 57 – 1985
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 78 LOW: 61 PRECIPITATION: .NONE
A frontal system moving through the area today will give us a mostly cloudy day, there will be a chance of widely scattered showers during the day, but showers and thunderstorms will be more likely this evening. Temperatures will be slightly below normal, but the humidity will be higher with dew points in the upper 60s.
High pressure will build into the area over the weekend with plenty of sunshine both days along with seasonably warm air and lower humdity.
Another frontal system will give us a chance of showers again mainly Monday afternoon into Tuesday.
Fair and dry weather with temperatures at or slightly above normal Wednesday and Thursday as another high pressure build into our area.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – AUG 4 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, more humid, highs in the low 80s.
TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with showers likely and possibly some thunderstorms, lows in the mid 60s.
SATURDAY – AUG 5 – Sunny, highs in the upper 80s.
SUNDAY – AUG 6 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 80s.
MONDAY – AUG 7 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly after 2 p.m. highs in the low 80s.
TUESDAY – AUG 8 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, highs in the mid 80s.
WEDNESDAY – AUG 9 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 80s.
THURSDAY – AUG 10 – Mostly sunny, highs again in the upper 80s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 73 degrees.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Saturday and Sunday; possible small craft advisories for Monday and Tuesday.
Have a nice day but please stay safe!