Good morning everyone!
Skies are partly cloudy early on this Monday morning and once again it is warm and muggy with temperatures ranging from 74 in Clifton down to 68 at Hackettstown and Walpack. Winds are calm or light southerly. The air quality is moderate with an index of 58.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 15TH.
NORMAL HIGH: 85 NORMAL LOW: 66
RECORD HIGH: 100 – 1995 RECORD LOW: 56 – 1999
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 90 LOW: 72 PRECIPITATION: TRACE
Today and Tuesday will be very hot and humid and an upper level trough may give us a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms both days. Highs well up into the 90s both days and dew points around 70 will cause heat indexes to rise past 100 degrees. A heat advisory continues in effect.
A cold front will cross the area Wednesday night preceded by another hot and humid day but there should be more widespread thunderstorm activity with strong to severe storms possible.
Lingering showers early Thursday morning then becoming much cooler and drier air Thursday afternoon that should extend through the weekend as high pressure builds into our area.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – JULY 15 – Partly sunny, very hot and humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon, highs in the upper 90s.
TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, becoming partly cloudy after midnight, muggy with lows in the mid 70s.
TUESDAY – JULY 16 – Mostly sunny, very hot and humid with a chance of mainly evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 90s.
WEDNESDAY – JULY 17 – Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms becoming likely by the afternoon, hot and humid, highs in the mid 90s.
THURSDAY – JULY 18 – Chance of a morning shower then becoming partly sunny, cooler and less humid, highs in the mid 80s.
FRIDAY – JULY 19 – Sunny, highs in the upper 80s.
SATURDAY – JULY 20 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 80s.
SUNDAY – JULY 21 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 80s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 15 knots, seas 2 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 72 degrees.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected for Tuesday; possible advisories for Wednesday and Thursday; no advisories expected for Friday.
Have a nice day but please stay safe and cool!