Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Friday morning and temperatures are the lowest in about two weeks with readings ranging from 65 in Clifton down to 53 at Walpack. Winds are calm or light northerly. The air quality is good with an index of 28.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 19TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 87 AVERAGE LOW 67
RECORD HIGH: 97 – 2020 RECORD LOW: 58 – 2000
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 86 LOW: 70 PRECIPITATION: NONE
High pressure building into our area from the Midwest will give us a very nice July day today with seasonably warm temperatures and comfortable humidity as dew points should remain in the 50s.
The high pressure will be moving through the area over the weekend. Saturday will have partly sunny skies and it will be mostly sunny on Sunday. Temperatures will continue to be seasonably warm with only a slow increase in humidity with dew points in the low 60s.
A warm front will approach our area on Monday and the front will remain stationary over the area much off next week. Humidity will rise with dew points reaching the oppressive 70s once again along with a chance of showers Monday night through Thursday.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – JULY 19 – Sunny, highs in the mid 80s.
TONIGHT – Mostly clear, lows in the upper 60s.
SATURDAY – JULY 20 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 80s.
SUNDAY – JULY 21 – Mostly sunny, highs near 90.
MONDAY – JULY 22 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 80s, chance of showers and thunderstorms at night.
TUESDAY – JULY 23 – Partly sunny and humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.
WEDNESDAY – JULY 24 – Mostly cloudy and humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs in the mid 80s.
THURSDAY – JULY 25 – Mostly cloudy and humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Northerly winds becoming southeast in the afternoon to 10 knots, seas 2-3 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 74 degrees.
OUTLOOK; No advisories are expected Saturday through Tuesday.
Enjoy the nice July weather today but please stay safe!