Good morning everyone and Happy August!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Thursday morning and temperatures range from 71 in Clifton down to 63 at Sandyston and Hackettstown. The humidity continues to be high with dew points near 70 in Clifton. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is moderate with an index of 55.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 1ST:
AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW: 66
RECORD HIGH: 98 – 2006 RECORD LOW: 57 – 1990
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 91 LOW: 72 PRECIPITATION: .11″
A weak area of high pressure will give us a sunny and very hot day today with highs mainly in the mid 90s. A westerly wind will cause dew points to drop to the 60s by this afternoon.
A warm front will move across the area Friday morning bringing in more humid air, high temperatures will be a little lower mainly in the low 90s but with dew points rising to the 70s will cause heat indexes to rise to above 100 degrees. Also there will be a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
A couple of fronts will cause unsettled weather over the weekend and with more clouds high temperatures will be lower. Showers and possibly some thunderstorms are likely both Saturday and Sunday.
Monday will be less humid but still quite warm as high pressure builds into the area.
Tuesday will be dry and not as warm during the day, but another frontal system will give us a chance of showers Tuesday night into Wednesday.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – AUG 1 – Sunny and very hot, highs in the mid 90s.
TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, lows in the mid 70s.
FRIDAY – AUG 2 – Partly sunny and more humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly after 2 p.m., highs in the low 90s.
SATURDAY – AUG 3 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely and possibly some thunderstorms, humid, highs in the low 90s.
SUNDAY – AUG 4 – Mostly cloudy with showers and possibly some thunderstorms, humid, highs in the upper 80s.
MONDAY – AUG 5 – Sunny and less humid, highs near 90.
TUESDAY – AUG 6 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 80s, chance of showers at night.
WEDNESDAY – AUG 7 – Mostly sunny with a chance of showers, highs in the mid 80s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Westerly winds becoming southerly this afternoon to 10 knots, seas 2 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 76 degrees.
OUTLOOK: No advisories are expected Friday through Monday.
Have a nice day but please stay cool and safe!