Good morning everyone!
Skies are partly cloudy early on this Monday morning and temperatures range from 66 in Clifton down to 57 at Sandyston. Winds are calm or light easterly. The air quality is good with an index of 48.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 28TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 81 AVERAGE LOW: 62
RECORD HIGH: 98 – 1973 RECORD LOW: 44 – 1986
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 85 LOW 66 PRECIPITATION: NONE
High pressure to our north will give us an easterly flow of air. With more clouds today and the onshore wind the high temperature will be a few degrees lower than yesterday but with high humidity as dew points rise to the upper 60s. Some showers are possible well after midnight tonight.
A warm front offshore will likely give us showers Tuesday into Wednesday along with high humidity. A cold front will cross the area late in the day on Wednesday followed by clearing and becoming less humid. Meanwhile Hurricane Franklin will be well offshore but will cause swells along with dangerous rip currents for our beaches.
Dry and cool Thursday and Friday with most highs only in the mid to upper 70s and overnight lows in the 50s. Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to move well to our south off the Carolina coast but may cause some clouds on Friday.
The Labor day weekend looks quite nice with dry conditions along with warmer temperatures.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – AUG 28 – Mostly cloudy, highs in the upper 70s.
TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after 2 a.m., lows in the upper 60s.
TUESDAY – AUG 29 – Cloudy and humid with showers likely, highs in the upper 70s.
WEDNESDAY – AUG 30 – Showers likely mainly before 2 p.m. humid, highs in the low 80s.
THURSDAY – AUG 31 – Mostly sunny, cooler and much less humid, highs in the mid 70s.
FRIDAY – SEP 1 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.
SATURDAY – SEP 2 – Sunny, highs in the low 80s.
SUNDAY – SEP 3 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 80s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Easterly winds to 10 knots, seas 1-2 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 73 degrees.
OUTLOOK: Small craft advisories expected Tuesday through Friday from swells from Hurricane Franklin.
Have a nice day but please stay safe!