Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Friday morning and continue to be a little muggy. Temperatures range from 67 in Clifton down to 62 at Hackettstown. Winds are calm or light westerly. The air quality is good with an index of 22.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 31ST.
AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW: 67
RECORD HIGH: 92 – 2008 RECORD LOW: 55 – 2021
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 79 LOW: 65 PRECIPITATION: .22″
The upper low pressure that gave us some scattered showers yesterday is moving further offshore as high pressure builds from the west. Today will be a sunny and seasonably warm day and it will be muggy with dew points in the upper 60s. Winds will be light.
It now appears that the weekend will be dry with seasonably warm temperatures and it will continue to be humid as high pressure moves through our area.
A slow moving frontal system on Monday will likely give us showers and possibly some strong thunderstorms, rain may be heavy at times. Also it will be even more humid with dew points in the low 70s.
The rest of the week looks to be a little unsettled with a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms each day. It should remain humid each day with seasonably warm temperatures.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – JULY 31 – Sunny and humid, highs in the mid 80s.
TONIGHT – Partly cloudy and muggy, lows in the upper 60s.
SATURDAY – AUG 1 – Partly sunny and humid, highs in the upper 80s.
SUNDAY – AUG 2 – Mostly cloudy, breezy and humid, highs in the mid 80s.
MONDAY – AUG 3 – Mostly cloudy and quite humid with showers likely and possibly some strong thunderstorms, rain may be heavy at times, highs in the low 80s.
TUESDAY – AUG 3 – Partly sunny and humid with a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the mid 80.
WEDNESDAY – AUG 4 – Mostly sunny and humid with a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the mid 80s.
THURSDAY – AUG 5 – Partly sunny and humid with a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. highs in the upper 80s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 2-3 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 74 degrees.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Saturday through the day on Sunday; advisories likely Sunday night through Monday night; no advisories expected for Tuesday.
Have a nice day and stay safe!