Good morning everyone!
Skies are clear early on this Friday morning and temperatures are very warm with readings ranging from 75 in Clifton down to 64 at Walpack. Winds are light from the southwest. The air quality is moderate with an index of 54
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JUNE 21ST:
AVERAGE HIGH: 81 AVERAGE LOW: 62
RECORD HIGH: 97 – 2012 RECORD LOW: 52 – 1985
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 95 LOW: 70 PRECIPITATION: NONE
The strong Bermuda high pressure ridge will give us another very hot and humid day today with temperatures well up into the 90s and with dew points rising to near 70 will cause heat indexes to rise to near 105 degrees. A heat advisory continues in effect. There is a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms later this afternoon into this evening.
A back door cold front will remain to our north over the weekend and a southwesterly flow of very hot and humid weather will continue with highs well up into the 90s and continued high humidity. Scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms are possible both days but much of the weekend should remain dry.
Not as hot on Monday as a cold front moves through the area causing some more showers and thunderstorms.
Tuesday will be very warm but less humid with plenty of sunshine.
A warm front will move to our north Tuesday night and Wednesday will be quite hot and humid again with a chance of showers Wednesday night into Thursday as a cold front moves through the area.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – JUNE 21 – Mostly sunny, very hot and humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. highs in the mid 90s.
TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy and muggy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, lows in the mid 70s.
SATURDAY – JUNE 22 – Mostly sunny, hot and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the mid 90s.
SUNDAY – JUNE 23 – Partly sunny, very hot and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 90s.
MONDAY – JUNE 24 – Mostly sunny and less hot with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs near 90.
TUESDAY – JUNE 25 – Sunny, highs near 90.
WEDNESDAY – JUNE 26 – Mostly sunny, very hot and humid, highs in the mid 90s, chance of showers and thunderstorms at night.
THURSDAY – JUNE 27 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, not as hot, highs in the mid 80s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West-southwest winds becoming southerly to 10 knots, seas 1-2 feet.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected during the day on Saturday; advisories likely Saturday night through Sunday night; no advisories expected for Monday and Tuesday.
Have a nice day but please stay cool and safe!