Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Thursday morning and temperatures are again quite mild with readings ranging from 71 in Clifton down to 62 at Walpack. Winds are light from the south-southwest. The air quality is good with an index of 48.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JUNE 20TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 81 AVERAGE LOW: 61
RECORD HIGH: 97 – 2012 RECORD LOW: 52 – 2004
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 92 LOW: 69 PRECIPITATION: NONE
A continued south-southwest flow of hot and humid air will be with us today as summer begins at 4:45 p.m.. this afternoon. Highs will be well up into the 90s and with dew points in the mid 60s will cause the heat index to rise to near 100. Skies will continue to be mostly sunny.
Still hot and even more humid on Friday and as a front approaches from the north which will give us a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms.
The front will remain just to our north over the weekend and hot and humid weather should continue with a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms both days. Highs should be in the low 90s on Saturday and be in the mid-upper 90s on Sunday.
The front will slowly move through the area on Monday giving us a better chance of showers and thunderstorms.
High pressure will then build into our area for Tuesday and Wednesday with less humid air but temperatures will remain above normal.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – JUNE 20 – Mostly sunny, hot and humid, highs in the mid 90s.
TONIGHT – Partly cloudy and muggy, lows in the mid 70s.
FRIDAY – JUNE 21 – Mostly sunny, hot and humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly after 2 p.m. highs in the mid-upper 90s.
SATURDAY – JUNE 22 – Mostly cloudy, hot and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the low 90s.
SUNDAY – JUNE 23 – Mostly cloudy, hot and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the mid-upper 90s.
MONDAY – JUNE 24 – Mostly cloudy with a good chance of showers and thunderstorms, humid, highs near 90.
TUESDAY – JUNE 25 – Sunny and less humid, highs near 90.
WEDNESDAY – JUNE 26 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 90s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southwest winds becoming southerly to 10 knots, seas 1-2 feet.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected for Friday and Saturday; possible advisories for Sunday and Monday.
Happy summer!