Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Thursday morning and temperatures range from 70 in Clifton down to 66 at Hackettstown and High Point. Winds are mainly calm or light westerly. The air quality is good with an index of 49.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 18TH.
AVERAGE HIGH: 87 AVERAGE LOW: 67 Note: July 18th has had more days of 90 degrees or above than any other day of the year (24 out of the last 51)
RECORD HIGH: 102 – 2012 RECORD LOW: 59 – 2014
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 93 LOW: 70 PRECIPITATION: .78″
The cold front that caused the well needed rain last night has moved offshore as high pressure builds into the area from the Midwest. Today will become partly sunny after early morning cloudiness and it will be seasonably warm with highs mainly in the upper 80s. The humidity will drop with dew points falling to the 50s by this evening.
High pressure on Friday will give us a pleasant day with again seasonably warm temperatures and low humidity.
Very nice summer weekend with plenty of sunshine both days with seasonable warm temperatures, dew points will rise somewhat to the mid 60s.
After a dry Monday a warm front will give us a chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday and Wednesday along with higher humidity.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – JULY 18 – Becoming partly sunny and less humid, highs in the upper 80s.
TONIGHT – Mostly clear, low in the mid 60s.
FRIDAY – JULY 19 – Sunny, highs in the upper 80s.
SATURDAY – JULY 19 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 80s.
SUNDAY – JULY 20 – Mostly sunny, highs near 90.
MONDAY – JULY 21 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 80s.
TUESDAY – JULY 22 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, humid, highs in the mid 80s.
WEDNESDAY – JULY 23 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs in the mid 80s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 2 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 75 degrees.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Friday through Tuesday.
Have a nice day and enjoy this cooler weather but please stay safe!