Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Monday morning and temperatures are lower than this time yesterday with readings ranging from 58 in Clifton down to 47 at Basking Ridge. Winds are light from the north. The air quality is good with an index of 41.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 16TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 75 AVERAGE LOW: 57
RECORD HIGH: 93 – 1991 RECORD LOW: 42 – 1984
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 81 LOW: 61 PRECIPITATION: NONE
NOTE: 25 years ago today Hurricane Floyd caused massive flooding as more than 11 inches of rain fell in our area.
Strong high pressure over our area will give us a mostly sunny day today with near seasonable temperatures and low humidity with dew points mainly in the upper 50s.
The high will be moving off the coast on Tuesday and we should see more clouds and higher humidity but we should stay dry.
A tropical disturbance will move inland across North Carolina into Virginia and some of the moisture from this system will give us a good chance of showers Wednesday into Thursday. It will continue to be humid with dew points in the mid to upper 60s.
We dry out on Friday with lower humidity.
At this point the upcoming weekend looks dry but cool.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – SEP 16 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.
TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with some patchy fog, lows in the low 60s.
TUESDAY – SEP 17 – Mostly cloudy and becoming more humid, highs in the upper 70s.
WEDNESDAY – SEP 18 – Cloudy and humid with a chance of showers, highs in the mid 70s.
THURSDAY – SEP 19 – Cloudy and humid with a chance of showers, highs in the mid 70s.
FRIDAY – SEP 20 – Mostly cloudy and gradually becoming less humid, highs in the upper 70s.
SATURDAY – SEP 21 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 70s.
SUNDAY – SEP 22 – Mostly sunny, highs near 70.
MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory will be in effect until 6 a.m. Wednesday morning for high seas. Winds northeast to 10 knots, seas 3-5 feet.
OUTLOOK: Advisories possible Wednesday through the day on Thursday; advisories likely Thursday night into Friday.
Have a nice day but please stay safe!