Good morning everyone!
Skies are partly cloudy early on this Sunday morning and with nearly calm winds there is once again a big spread in temperatures with readings ranging from 63 in Clifton down to 45 at Walpack. The air quality is moderate with an index of 54.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JUNE 2ND:
AVERAGE HIGH: 76 AVERAGE LOW: 57
RECORD HIGH: 94 – 2023 RECORD LOW: 44 – 1993
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 85 LOW: 57 PRECIPITATION: NONE
High pressure moving off the coast will give us another warm day with only a slight increase in humidity. Skies will average out mostly sunny but there should be an increase in high clouds by this evening.
A weak disturbance will move mainly to our south tonight giving us a chance of an early morning shower on Monday followed by clearing with continued warm temperatures.
A weak area of high pressure will give us dry conditions Tuesday through the day on Wednesday, temperatures will be warm again on Tuesday but somewhat lower on Wednesday with an onshore wind.
A frontal system will likely give us showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night through Thursday night.
Seasonably warm Friday and Saturday but still with a chance of a shower both days.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – JUNE 2 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 80s.
TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers mainly after 2 a.m., lows in the mid 60s.
MONDAY – JUNE 3 – Chance of a morning shower mainly before 8 a.m. then becoming partly sunny, highs in the mid 80s.
TUESDAY – JUNE 4 – Mostly sunny, highs near 80.
WEDNESDAY – JUNE 5 – Sunny, highs in the upper 70s, chance of showers and thunderstorms at night.
THURSDAY – JUNE 6 – Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely, highs in the low 80s.
FRIDAY – JUNE 7 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs in the low 80s.
SATURDAY – JUNE 8 – Mostly sunny with a chance of a shower, highs near 80.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West-southwest winds becoming southerly to 10 knots, seas 1 foot. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 64 degrees.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Monday through Thursday.
CLIFTON’S CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2024 – RECORD GO BACK TO 1973!
May’s temperature averaged 65.0 degrees which was 3.5 degrees above normal and was the 7th warmest May. The highest temperature was 89 set on the 21st, the lowest was 44 recorded on the 11th. Rainfall totaled 4.52″ which is just about normal, although it seemed wetter since we had 19 days of the month with at least a trace of rain.
CLIMATE FOR METEOROGICAL SPRING 2024:
Temperatures averaged more than 3 degrees above normal and was the 4th warmest spring. Precipitation totaled 18.24″ which also was above normal.
Enjoy the nice weather again today but please stay safe!