Good morning everyone!
Skies are cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and the overnight showers are moving away to our east. Temperatures range from 68 in Clifton down to 65 at High Point and Hackettstown. Winds are calm or light east-northeast. The air quality is good with an index of 45. Overnight rainfall totaled .46″
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 16TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 83 AVERAGE LOW: 65
RECORD HIGH: 94 – 1997 RECORD LOW: 55 – 1994
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 78 LOW: 67 PRECIPITATION: .82″
A weak frontal system is moving offshore and we should see clearing after early morning cloudy skies. Temperatures will be at or slightly below normal, but the humidity will remain on the high side with dew points in the upper 60s.
Thursday will start off dry but we should see some increase in clouds by the afternoon, it will continue to be humid with a good chance of showers Thursday night into Friday morning. After the frontal passage we will have a brisk westerly flow of much less humid air by late in the afternoon.
High pressure will be in control of our weather over the weekend giving us mostly sunny skies both days. Saturday will be seasonably cool with very low humidity. Temperatures and humidity will be slightly higher on Sunday but still comfortable for August.
Mostly dry weather early next week, Monday will be quite warm but a back door cold front will cause cooler and less humid air on Tuesday.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – AUG 16 – Becoming mostly sunny after early morning cloudiness, humid, highs in the low 80s.
TONIGHT – Partly cloudy and muggy, lows in the upper 60s.
THURSDAY – AUG 17 – Increasing clouds and humid, highs in the mid 80s. Chance of showers after 8 p.m.
FRIDAY – AUG 18 – Mostly cloudy in the morning with a chance of showers becoming mostly sunny, breezy and less humid by the afternoon, highs in the mid 80s.
SATURDAY – AUG 19 – Sunny and pleasant with low humidity, highs in the low 80s.
SUNDAY – AUG 20 – Sunny, warmer and a little more humid, highs in the upper 80s.
MONDAY – AUG 21 – Mostly sunny, highs near 90.
TUESDAY – AUG 22 – Partly sunny, cooler and less humid, highs in the low 80s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 3 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 74 degrees.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected during the day on Thursday; advisories possible Thursday night through Friday night; no advisories expected for the weekend.
Have a nice day and please stay safe!