At daybreak this morning we have mostly clear skies and temperatures around the 70 degree mark.
Today will be quite warm to hot again and slightly more humid than yesterday, a chance of an afternoon or evening thunderstorm but most areas will remain dry.
More widespread showers and thunderstorms later tomorrow into Thursday as a cold front slowly approaches the area, it will still be quite warm and humid.
A little relief behind the cold front for Friday through Sunday and again most areas will stay dry but a shower can not be ruled out.
Warmer again early next week.

The Forecast: Today – Mostly sunny with a chance of an afternoon shower or thunderstorm, some storms could produce heavy rain, high near 90.
Tonight – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, some storms can produce heavy rain, low in the low-mid 70s.
Wednesday – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms more likely at night, high in the upper 80s.
Thursday – Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely, some storms may produce heavy rain, high in the mid 80s.
Friday – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the mid 80s.
Saturday – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the mid 80s.
Sunday – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 80s.
Monday – Partly sunny, high near 90.

Marine Forecast: Today – West-Southwest wind becoming South-Southwest to 10 knots, seas 2 feet
Outlook: – Advisories may be needed Wednesday and Thursday.

Have a good day!

This morning we have partly cloudy skies temperatures and dew points are lower than yesterday, overnight lows actually dipped below 70 degrees for the first time this month.
Today temperatures will be around 5 degrees lower than yesterday but still reach around 90 degrees along with a little less humidity. There will be a chance of mainly late afternoon and evening thunderstorms.
Tuesday will be similar to today with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms.
More humid on Wednesday with a better chance of late day thunderstorms that will persist into Thursday.
Not as warm or humid Friday through the weekend but shower chances will remain.
It appears the heat and humidity will return by the middle of next week.
Meanwhile Tropical Storm Chantal has formed east of the Windward Islands, the forecast has it reaching the Bahamas late this week but remain below hurricane strength.

The forecast: Today – Partly sunny, chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2PM, high near 90.
Tonight – Mostly cloudy with a chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, low near 70.
Tuesday – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.
Wednesday – Partly sunny, more humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.
Thursday – Partly sunny, chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 80s.
Friday – Partly sunny, with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the mid 80s.
Saturday – Partly sunny, chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the mid 80s.
Sunday – Partly sunny, high in the mid 80s.

Marine Forecast: Today – Southwest wind to 11 knots, seas 2 feet..
Outlook – Sub-advisory level conditions through Friday!

Have a good day!

Overnight temperatures only fell to the mid-upper 70s in the Clifton area setting the stage for another very hot and humid day, temperatures may reach the upper 90s with a heat index of up to 105 degrees.
There is a better chance today of late afternoon and evening thunderstorms that could produce heavy rain, gusty winds and frequent cloud to ground lightning.
Better chance of showers and thunderstorms on Monday and with more cloudiness most areas will fail to reach the 90 degree mark, humidity levels will be lower than the last few days also.
Still rather warm Tuesday through Friday with a chance of showers and thunderstorms each day.
Some temporary relief as we head into next weekend but looking at the computer models heat and humidity may return for next week.

The forecast: Today – Mostly sunny, high in the mid-upper 90s, heat index of 105.
Tonight – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, some storms may produce heavy rain, gusty winds and frequent cloud to ground lightning, low in the mid 70s.
Monday – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 80s.
Tuesday – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.
Wednesday – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 80s.
Thursday – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.
Friday – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the mid 80s.
Saturday – Partly sunny, high in the mid 80s.

Marine Forecast: Today – Southwest winds to 12 knots, seas up to 3 feet.
Outlook – Mainly sub-advisory level conditions but sea conditions may approach advisory levels on Wednesday and Thursday!

Have a great Sunday and keep cool!

Overnight low temperatures only fell to the mid 70s with mostly clear skies. Every day so far this July the temperature has failed to fall below 70 degrees and that has never happened before to start off July in the 40 years I have been keeping records. This streak should continue the next several days.
Today may be the hottest day of the heat wave with temperatures rising to the mid 90s with high humidity continuing, only a slight chance of a thunderstorm well inland.
Sunday may be a degree less hot with chances of afternoon and evening thunderstorms increasing.
Next week will remain humid with chances of thunderstorms each day, most high temperatures will be in the upper 80s to around 90. Nights will be warm and muggy with temperatures staying above that 70 degree mark.
Finally a refreshing cold front may finally cross the area on Friday bringing relief to the heat and humidity by next weekend.

The forecast: Today – Mostly sunny, very hot and humid, high in the mid 90s.
Tonight – Partly cloudy, low in the mid 70s.
Sunday – Mostly sunny with a chance of an afternoon and evening shower and thunderstorm, high in the mid 90s.
Monday – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.
Tuesday – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.
Wednesday – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.
Thursday – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.
Friday – Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 80s

Marine forecast: Today – West to southwest winds to 12 knots, seas up to 3 feet.
Outlook – Sub-advisory level conditions will continue through the middle of next week!

Keep cool!

Another muggy and warm start to the day, the temperatures only fell once again to the lower 70s.
We are starting out with clear skies and with more sunshine today will actually be a couple of degrees higher than yesterday.
Saturday could even be a degree or two higher with temperatures reaching the middle 90s.
Sunday will still be hot but there will be a greater chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms.
A little less hot Monday through Thursday next week but it will still be humid, chances of showers and thunderstorms each day.
The long range computer models show a cool front coming through later on Thursday bringing relief from the heat and humidity by next Friday.

The forecast: Today – Sunny, high in the low 90s.
Tonight – Partly cloudy, low in the low 70s.
Saturday – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 90s.
Sunday – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the low 90s.
Monday – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 80s.
Tuesday – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.
Wednesday – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.
Thursday – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

Marine Forecast: Today – West-southwest wind becoming southerly up to 11 knots, seas up to 3 feet.
Outlook – Below advisory level conditions through early next week.

Try to enjoy this hot weather!

The weather at 7am 237 years ago was a lot more comfortable in this area with temperatures in the mid 60s and a light northerly wind, the high temperature only reached the mid 70s.
This morning daybreak temperatures are in the mid 70s and the dew points are in the oppressive lower 70s.
Yesterday the dew point at my station in the evening reached 79 degrees the highest since I installed the station last spring..
Today we will have plenty of sunshine it will remain quite humid, only an outside chance of a shower well inland.
The hot and humid weather will continue the next several days as a very strong Bermuda high remains just off our coast. Most of our area will stay dry but there is an outside chance of a shower in this tropical air mass. Enjoy this Caribbean type weather mon!!

The Forecast: Today – Mostly sunny, high near 90.
Tonight – Partly cloudy, low in the low 70s.
Friday – Mostly sunny, high in the low 90s.
Saturday – Mostly sunny, high in the low 90s.
Sunday – Mostly sunny, high in the low 90s. Chance of a shower and thunderstorm at night.
Monday – Partly sunny, high near 90.
Tuesday – Partly sunny, high near 90.
Wednesday – Partly sunny, high near 90.

Marine Forecast: Today – South-southwest wind becoming southerly up to 13 knots, seas around 3 feet.
Outlook – Sub-advisory level conditions through early next week.

Have an great Independence Day!!

Another warm and humid morning, most areas are dry but there are a couple of showers in the Morris County area, daybreak temperatures around around 70 degrees.
Today we will have mostly cloudy skies with most break of sun will be in the afternoon, there will be a chance of an afternoon and evening shower and thunderstorm but most areas will remain dry but it will remain humid.
As the large high Bermuda high builds westward into our area we will have more sunshine starting on Independence day along with very warm to hot temperature.
Hot and humid weather will continue from Friday through at least the middle of next week, most areas will see no rain.

The forecast: Today – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 80s.
Tonight – Mostly cloudy with a chance of an evening shower or thunderstorm, low in the low 70s.
Independence Day – Partly sunny, high near 90.
Friday – Mostly sunny, high in the low 90s.
Saturday – Mostly sunny, high in the low 90s.
Sunday – Mostly sunny, high in the low 90s.
Monday – Mostly sunny, high in the low 90s.
Tuesday – Mostly sunny, high in the low 90s.

Marine Forecast: Today – South-southwest winds to 12 knots, seas 3 feet.
Outlook – Below advisory level conditions through the weekend!

Have a great day!

At 6:30am this morning it is cloudy and humid again, we had some light showers around 4am but those showers have moved to our north.
This morning will be mainly dry but thunderstorms are likely to redevelop this afternoon with heavy rain possible once again. Hopefully we don’t get the torrential downpour that caused massive flash flooding as we had yesterday morning.
Chances of thunderstorms will decrease as the week goes on as a high pressure ridge over the Atlantic builds west into our area. Temperatures will increase with more sunshine rising to near 90 on Independence day and this heat along with high humidity will last through the weekend into at least early next week.

The Forecast: Today – Cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely by this afternoon, some heavy rain possible, high in the low 80s.
Tonight – Cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, some rain may be heavy, low around 70.
Wednesday – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 80s.
Independence Day – Mostly cloudy, high near 90.
Friday – Partly sunny, high near 90.
Saturday – Partly sunny, high near 90.
Sunday – Partly sunny, high in the low 90s.
Monday – Mostly sunny, high in the low 90s..

Marine Forecast – Small craft advisory through late tonight. Today – Southerly winds to 20 knots, seas up to 6 feet.
Outlook – Below advisory levels conditions expected Wednesday through the weekend!

Have a good day!

Another warm and humid morning with cloudy skies, overnight temperatures only fell to the low 70s.
We have been missing almost all of the rain this past weekend in the Clifton area but portions of the area especially Eastern Pennsylvania, Northwest New Jersey and the Hudson Valley did have very heavy rainfall, and this morning is no exception as heavy rain is occurring at 6:30am in those same areas.
Today will feature cloudy and humid conditions with showers and thunderstorms likely, heaviest just to our west.
It will remain cloudy on Tuesday but rain chances will diminish somewhat.
As we move through the rest of the week there will be more sunshine with rising temperatures, it will remain humid with mainly just scattered afternoon and evening showers.
At this time next weekend looks to be hot and dry with those conditions continuing into early next week.

The forecast: Today – Cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely, some heavy rain possible, high in the low 80s.
Tonight – Cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, low around 70.
Tuesday – Cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the low-mid 80s.
Wednesday – Mostly Cloudy with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the mid 80s.
Independence Day – Partly sunny with a chance of scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 80s.
Friday – Partly sunny with a chance of an afternoon shower, high near 90.
Saturday – Mostly sunny, high near 90.
Sunday – Partly sunny, high near 90.

Marine Forecast: Small craft advisory in effect till 6PM on Tuesday. Today – Southerly winds up to 25 knots, seas up to 7 feet.
Outlook – Sub-advisory level conditions Wednesday through Friday.

Just a note today I completed 40 years of writing a daily weather summary which I started on July 1st, 1973, so if you would like to know the weather on a particular day in the last 40 years please let me know…

Have a good day!