SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 2017 5:45 A.M.
There is considerable fog in the area early on this Sunday morning and temperatures range from the mid 60s in the Clifton area down to the low 60s further inland, winds are mainly calm.
Fog should burn off this morning but it will be a mostly cloudy day, temperatures and humidity will be similar to yesterday. There is a low chance of an isolated shower but most areas will remain dry.
Partly sunny and slightly cooler but still humid on Monday.
Hurricane Jose is still expected to move up the coast about 200 miles east of the Jersey coast on Tuesday, at the present time it only appears that we will have some showers with the system along with high surf but if the center of Jose moves closer than expected we then may have heavier rain and wind.
After Jose passes our area, the rest of the week is expected to be dry with above normal temperatures.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – SEP 17 – Patchy fog early this morning then becoming mostly cloudy, high near 80.
TONIGHT – Patch fog, mostly cloudy, low in the mid 60s.
MONDAY – SEP 18 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 70s, chance of showers at night.
TUESDAY – SEP 19 – Cloudy with a chance of shower, high in the mid 70s.
WEDNESDAY – SEP 20 – Partly sunny, high near 80.
THURSDAY – SEP 21 – Mostly sunny, high near 80.
FRIDAY – SEP 22 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 70s.
SATURDAY – SEP 23 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 70s.
MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect for high seas until 6 a.m on Monday, winds northeast 5-10 knots, seas 4-7 feet. A high risk of dangerous rip currents.
OUTLOOK – Advisories for high seas expected to continue Monday through Wednesday with possible tropical storm or gale warnings for Tuesday.
TROPICS: Hurricane Jose with top winds of 80 mph is expected to move offshore of the east coast and slowly weaken.
Tropical storm Lee with top winds of 40 mph is well out in the Atlantic and not expected to affect any land areas.
Tropical storm Maria with top winds of 65 mph is well east of the Leeward Islands, Maria is expected to become a major hurricane in a couple of days as it moves through the Leeward Islands and then move toward Puerto Rico. Some models have the storm possibly affecting the east coast next week.
Enjoy your Sunday!