We went from brutal heat to cooling rains, yesterday’s afternoon temperature was 62 degrees, some 40 degrees cooler than just 48 hours before. Yesterday we received .66″ of rain, good for the dry lawns. Now a nice weekend, brief heat and humidity Monday and Tuesday, then warm and comfortable Wednesday through Friday..

Forecast: Today, partly sunny with highs in the low 80s.

Tonight, partly cloudy, lows in the mid 60s.

Sunday, mostly sunny, highs in the mid 80s.

Monday, mostly cloudy with a chance of afternoon thunderstorms, warmer and more humid, highs in the upper 80s.

Tuesday, mostly sunny with a chance of thunderstorms, highs near 90 degrees.

Wednesday and Thursday, mostly sunny, less humid, highs in the mid 80s.

Friday, partly sunny, chance of thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s..

Marine Forecast: Today, Small craft advisory till 2am Sunday, northeast wind to 20 knots, seas up to 8 feet.
Outlook – below small craft advisory levels through next week, however brief gust to 25 knots with the cold front on Tuesday night and in thunderstorms on Monday and Tuesday.

Yesterday with all the clouds around and an onshore breeze we were much cooler than I thought as highs instead of the upper 80s did not get out of the 70s, it was a nice relief from the torrid heat of the last several days.. Today we will not get out of the low 70s with periods of rain most of the day and evening. System will move away in time for a nice weekend. Some showers and a bit warmer to begin next week before another nice cold front will bring nice and warm and dry weather for the rest of next week..

Forecast: Today, rain, some falling heavy at times, highs in the low 70s.

Tonight: Rain mainly before 2am, low in the mid 60s.

Saturday, becoming partly sunny, highs in the low 80s.

Sunday, mostly sunny, highs in the mid 80s.

Monday, partly sunny with a chance of an afternoon thunderstorm, highs in the upper 80s.

Tuesday, partly sunny with a chance of an afternoon thunderstorm, high around 90.

Wednesday through Friday – Sunny and warm, highs in the mid 80s. low humidity.

Marine Forecast: Today, Small craft advisory for east winds to 20 knots and seas to 5 feet.
Saturday, small craft advisories for winds to 20 knots and seas to 6 feet..
Sub advisory level winds and seas from Sunday through next week.

Thunderstorms brought quick relief to the heat but not before having temperatures pass the century mark., in Clifton I recorded 102 degrees, the highest reading of this hot summer.. The thunderstorms were kind of lame in my area, only .15″ of rain fell with only a little thunder, however damaging winds, hail and heavy rain were close by. Andover and Mahwah NJ had wind damage and downtown Manhattan had rather large hail. Today will be about 15 degrees cooler and tomorrow we will get a nice steady rainfall that will help our burnt grass, temperatures on Friday will not get out of the 70s.. Weekend looks good, warming trend next week still in the cards..

Forecast: Today, mostly cloudy with highs in the mid 80s.

Tonight, becoming cloudy with rain developing after 2AM, lows around 70.

Friday, Showers very likely into Friday evening, highs in the 70s.

Saturday after early cloudy cloudy skies, becoming partly sunny, high around 80.

Sunday, sunny, a little warmer, highs in the mid 80s.

Monday, mostly sunny with a chance of an afternoon thunderstorm, high near 90.

Tuesday, again mostly sunny with a chance of an afternoon thunderstorm, highs in the low 90s.

Wednesday, mostly sunny, high in the upper 80s.

Marine Forecast: Today, Northeast wind around 10 knots, seas to 3 feet.
Outlook, near small craft advisory levels on Friday into early Saturday with winds near 20 knots and seas to 5 feet. Seas and winds diminishing Sunday into early next week.

I have been keeping daily records for nearly 40 years and today, July 18th has the most 90 degree plus days than any other day of the year and today will make it 20 out of 40. We are starting out very warm with lows not going much below 80 degrees over the area. Strong to severe storms later in the day and evening are likely. Tomorrow will be less hot and less humid and by Friday we may have a nice rainfall with temperatures only reaching the 70s.. Weekend looks good, dry and in the 80s, warming trend next week, again!.

Forecast: Today, partly sunny with thunderstorms developing mainly after 4PM, some storms will be accompanied by small hail, strong winds and very heavy rain along with cloud to ground lightning, highs in the upper 90s.

Tonight: Thunderstorms likely mainly before 2am, lows in the low 70s.

Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight chance of a shower, high near 90.

Friday, mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high around 80.

Saturday and Sunday, mostly sunny with highs in the mid 80s.

Monday partly sunny with a chance of shower, highs near 90.

Tuesday, mostly sunny with highs in the upper 80s.

Marine Forecast: Today, south-southwest winds to 12 knots, seas to 4 feet, scattered thunderstorms this afternoon and evening.
Outlook: Near advisory level seas and winds from Friday into early Saturday, seas up to 5 feet, winds to 20 knots, otherwise sub-advisory level conditions into early next week.

This morning had temperatures that bottomed out around 70 degrees, the humidity is not all that bad with dew points in the low 60s. It will become very hot today and again on Wednesday with increasing humidity. Strong to severe thunderstorms likely tomorrow afternoon and evening as a cold front approaches. Cooler and drier air will dominate the weather from Thursday into the weekend. Next week looks quite warm but at this time we should not have the intense heat that we will experience these next two days..

Forecast: Today, mostly sunny and hot, high in the upper 90s

Tonight, mostly clear and quite warm, low only dropping to the mid-upper 70s.

Wednesday, quite hot and more humid, partly sunny with thunderstorms developing some of these storms may be strong to severe, high in the mid 90s.

Thursday, chance of a morning shower then clearing, not as hot and less humid, high in the upper 80s.

Friday, partly sunny, highs in the low 80s.

Saturday and Sunday, mostly sunny with highs in the mid 80s.

Monday, mostly sunny, highs approaching 90 degrees.

Marine Forecast: Today, Winds becoming southwest around 10 knots, seas 2-3 feet.
Outlook, mainly sub-advisory level conditions but we may approach those levels with the cold front Wednesday into Thursday morning along with a chance of strong thunderstorms.