Good morning everyone!
Skies are partly cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and once again it is quite muggy with temperatures ranging from 77 in Clifton down to 68 at Walpack. Winds are mainly calm and the humidity remains high. The air quality is moderate with an index of 56.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 10TH!
AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW 65
RECORD HIGH: 102 – 1988 RECORD LOW: 56 – 1991
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 93 LOW: 73 PRECIPITATION: NONE
Today will be another hot and humid day as a warm front comes through this morning. Skies will be partly to mostly sunny. Highs will again will be in the 90s and with dew points in the 70s will cause heat indexes to rise past 100, a heat advisory is in effect. There is a chance of an isolated shower and thunderstorm but most areas will remain dry.
A weak cold front will come through on Thursday causing temperatures and humidity to be a little lower. The front will then stay along the coast and there is a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening and night.
More humid on Friday but with considerable cloudiness high temperatures should only rise to the 80s. Showers and thunderstorms will be more likely with some heavy rain possible.
The coastal front will slowly dissipate over the weekend but there still will be a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms on Saturday. Sunday should be dry and hot.
Hot weather to continue early next week but the humidity will be not as high as our current heat wave. A cold front approaching on Tuesday will give us another chance of showers and thunderstorms.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – JULY 10 – Mostly sunny, hot and humid with a chance of an isolated shower and thunderstorm, highs in the low 90s.
TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, breezy and muggy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, lows in the mid 70s.
THURSDAY – JULY 11 – Partly sunny and a little less humid, breezy, highs near 90. Chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
FRIDAY – JULY 12 – Mostly cloudy and humid with showers and thunderstorms likely, highs in the mid 80s.
SATURDAY – JULY 13 – Partly sunny with a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.
SUNDAY – JULY 14 – Sunny an hot, highs in the low 90s.
MONDAY – JULY 15 – Mostly sunny and very hot, highs in the mid 90s.
TUESDAY – JULY 16 – Mostly sunny and very hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening.
MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 2 p.m. this afternoon through 6 a.m. Friday morning for southerly winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 3-6 feet. Some early dense fog possible. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 72 degrees.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected the rest of Friday through Sunday.
Have a nice day and again stay safe and cool!