Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and it is rather warm and muggy, temperatures range from the mid 70s here in Clifton to the upper 60s further inland, winds are mainly calm.
A warm front is crossing the area this morning and will be followed by a cold front tonight, today we should have mostly cloudy skies with a good chance of showers and thunderstorms, some storms may be severe with strong gusty winds and heavy rain, the best chance of these storms occurring will be early this afternoon and again toward evening, temperatures will again be hot and with dew points in the 70s will cause heat indexes to rise above 100 degrees, a heat advisory is in effect.
High pressure will build into the region and be with us tomorrow through Friday giving the area plenty of sunshine each day, high temperatures will be near 90 but the humidity will be much more bearable than we have experienced the last few days.
Saturday should still be dry but with increasing humidity. A frontal system may give us some shower and thunderstorm activity Sunday and Monday.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, some storms may be severe with strong gusty winds and very heavy rain, humid with highs in the low 90s.
TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, some storms may be severe with strong gusty winds and heavy rain, humid, lows in the low 70s.
WEDNESDAY – Mostly sunny and less humid, high near 90.
THURSDAY – Sunny, high near 90.
FRIDAY – Mostly sunny, high near 90.
SATURDAY – Mostly sunny and more humid, high near 90.
SUNDAY – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 80s.
MONDAY – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 80s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 12 knots, seas 1-2 feet. Small craft advisory will be in effect from 5 p.m. this afternoon till 5 a.m. on Wednesday morning. Water temperatures are around a warm 80 degrees.
OUTLOOK – No advisories expected later Wednesday through Saturday.
Have a good day!