Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Monday morning and it is a little milder than this time yesterday with temperatures ranging from 71 in Clifton down to 60 at Walpack, Pequest and Hackettstown. Winds are calm or light southwesterly. The air quality is moderate with an index of 51.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 24TH.
AVERAGE HIGH: 86 AVERAGE LOW: 67
RECORD HIGH: 99 – 2022 RECORD LOW: 55 – 1992
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 89 LOW: 64 PRECIPITATION: NONE
Weak high pressure will give us partly sunny skies both today and on Tuesday, temperatures will be a little above normal with an increase in humidity. There will be a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly during the afternoon and evening.
A heatwave is expected Wednesday through Friday with highs well up into the 90s each day and with dew points around 70 the heat indexes will rise to above 100 degrees. We should remain dry except for a chance of showers and thunderstorms late Friday.
A cold front moving through the area on Saturday will give us a chance of showers and thunderstorms followed by a dry Sunday with lower humidity.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – JULY 24 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms mainly after 2 p.m., highs in the upper 80s.
TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, low near 70.
TUESDAY – JULY 25 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.
WEDNESDAY – JULY 26 – Sunny, high in the low 90s.
THURSDAY – JULY 27 – Mostly sunny, hot and humid, highs in the mid 90s.
FRIDAY – JULY 28 – Partly sunny, hot and humid, highs in the mid 90s. Chance of showers and thunderstorms at night.
SATURDAY – JULY 29 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs in 90.
SUNDAY – JULY 30 – Mostly sunny and becoming less humid, highs in the upper 80s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 10 knots, seas 1 foot. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is a warm 77 degrees.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Tuesday through Friday.
Have a nice day but please stay safe!