Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Friday morning and temperatures are a little lower than the past few mornings with readings ranging from 70 in Clifton down to 61 at Hackettstown and Sandyston. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is moderate with an index of 52.
CLIFTON’S WEATHER ALMANAC FOR JULY 12.
AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW: 65
RECORD HIGH: 95 – 2010 RECORD LOW: 55 – 1990.
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 90 LOW: 73 PRECIPITATION: .10″
A front just to our east extends from Maine to the Carolinas. Rain from this system is expected to move into our area by this afternoon and become heavy at times especially tonight through Saturday afternoon. With more clouds, high temperatures both today and tomorrow will only be in the 80s, but the dew point will again rise to the low 70s.
Another summer heatwave is expected Sunday through Wednesday as the trough offshore dissipates and high pressure builds in. Each day high tempertures will be in the 90s. The dew points will be in the upper 60s on Sunday and rise to the 70s by Monday. There is a chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday night.
A cold front is expected to pass through Wednesday evening with more widespread showers and thunderstorms followed by cooler and less humid air on Thursday.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – JULY 12 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers this morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely this afternoon with heavy downpours possible, becoming more humid, highs in the mid 80s.
TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms with some heavy downpours possible, muggy, lows in the low 70s.
SATURDAY – JULY 13 – Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms in the morning with some heavy downpours then a chance of afternoon and evening showers, humid, highs in the upper 80s.
SUNDAY – JULY 14 – Sunny, highs in the low 90s.
MONDAY – JULY 15 – Sunny, very hot and humid, highs in the mid 90s.
TUESDAY – JULY 16 – Mostly sunny, very hot and humid, highs in the upper 90s, chance of showers and thunderstorms at night.
WEDNESDAY – JULY 17 – Partly sunny and humid with a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the low 90s.
THURSDAY – JULY 18 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs in the mid 80s.
MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 4 p.m. this afternoon for highs seas, winds southerly to 15 knots, seas 4-6 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 73 degrees.
OUTLOOK: Possible advisories for Saturday for high seas; no advisories expected Sunday through Tuesday.
Have a nice day but please stay safe!