Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Monday morning and temperatures range from 66 in Clifton down to 62 at Hackettstown. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is good with an index of 31.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 19TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 82 AVERAGE LOW: 65
RECORD HIGH: 93 – 2019 RECORD LOW: 54 – 2000
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 85 LOW: 68 PRECIPITATION: 2.17″
While we had heavy rain last night it was not as terrible as parts of Connecticut and Long Island where over 10″ of rain fell in a short time causing massive flooding.
Today should be quieter than yesterday but we will continue to have mostly cloudy skies with warm temperatures and rather high humidity. A cold front will cross the area tonight accompanied by some scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. The activity should not be as widespread as yesterday.
High pressure building from the northwest will give us partly sunny skies on Tuesday with cooler temperatures and much less humidity along with a brisk northwest wind.
Dry weather Wednesday and Thursday with highs both days in the 70s and overnight lows in the 50s. Also the humidity will be low with some dew points in the comfortable 40s.
Dry weather will continue with a slow moderation in temperatures Friday through the weekend, highs will be near normal on Friday and rise to above normal levels over the weekend.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – AUG 19 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms, humid, highs in the mid 80s.
TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the evening along with a chance of a thunderstorms, becoming much less humid after midnight, lows near 60.
TUESDAY – AUG 20 – Partly sunny, breezy and cool, highs in the mid 70s.
WEDNESDAY – AUG 21 – Sunny, highs in the mid 70s.
THURSDAY – AUG 22 – Sunny, highs in the upper 70s.
FRIDAY – AUG 23 – Sunny, highs in the low 80s.
SATURDAY – AUG 24 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 80s.
SUNDAY – AUG 25 – Sunny, highs in the upper 80s.
MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory continues in effect for highs seas until 6 a.m. Tuesday morning. Winds southerly to 15 knots, seas 4-6 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 75 degrees.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected the rest of Tuesday through Friday.
Have a nice day but please stay safe!