SATURDAY  AUGUST 26, 2017  5:42 A.M.

Skies are mostly clear early on this Saturday morning and again it is cool with temperatures ranging from the upper 50s in the Clifton area down to the upper 40s well inland, winds are light.

High pressure will be in control of our weather this weekend giving the area mostly sunny days and mostly clear and cool nights, humidity will continue to be comfortable.

The high pressure will move off the New England coast on Monday with an onshore flow keeping temperatures cool.

We should stay dry Tuesday through the end of the week, the low pressure system we mentioned yesterday now appears will stay well offshore not to affect our area.  It will be still cool on Tuesday but slightly warmer and more humid Wednesday and Thursday.   A cold front will come through dry Thursday night followed by fair and cooler weather for Friday.

Looking ahead to the Labor Day weekend it now looks like it will still be dry with seasonably warm temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – AUG 26 – Sunny, high in the upper 70s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, low in the upper 50s.

SUNDAY – AUG 27 – Sunny, high in the upper 70s.

MONDAY – AUG 28 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 70s.

TUESDAY – AUG 29 – Mostly cloudy, high in the low 70s.

WEDNESDAY – AUG 30 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 70s.

THURSDAY – AUG 31 – Mostly sunny, high near 80.

FRIDAY – SEP 1 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 70s.

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – North-northeast wind to 8 knots, seas 1 foot.  Belmar’s ocean temperature is 74 degrees.

OUTLOOK – Small craft conditions likely Sunday through Wednesday.

TROPICS:   Hurricane Harvey came onshore along the Texas coast last night as a category 4, which is the strongest hurricane to hit the U.S. mainland since 2004.  Harvey is expected to move very slowly and will dump copious amount of rain through at least the early part of next week.

Have a nice weekend!

FRIDAY   AUGUST 25, 2017  5:52 A.M.

Our area has partly cloudy skies early on this Friday morning and it is rather cool with temperatures ranging from around 60 in the Clifton area down to around 50 further inland, winds are light.

High pressure building toward our area from central Canada will provide us with dry conditions today, there should be more cloudiness than yesterday especially in the afternoon, temperatures will be seasonably cool.

Dry weather will continue through the weekend with continued seasonably cool weather with low humidity, skies should be mostly sunny both days.

Most of next week looks to be continued dry,  however there will be a possible tropical low that will be moving up the coast around Wednesday.  Most models have the system too far to our east to give us any problems, the Canadian computer model has the system coming closer to the coast, so this situation will have to be watched.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – AUG 25 – Partly sunny, high near 80.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, low in the upper 50s.

SATURDAY – AUG 26 – Sunny, high in the upper 70s.

SUNDAY – AUG 27 – Sunny, high in the upper 70s.

MONDAY – AUG 28 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 70s.

TUESDAY – AUG 29 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 70s.

WEDNESDAY – AUG 30 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 70s.

THURSDAY – AUG 31 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 80s.

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – Northerly winds to 9 knots, seas 2 feet.  Belmar’s ocean temperature is 74 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected on Saturday; possible small craft conditions Sunday through Tuesday.

THE TROPICS:   Dangerous hurricane Harvey is expected to come onshore along the middle Texas coast tonight as a major hurricane, this system will be very slow to move so there will be extremely heavy rain, damaging winds along with a high storm surge. Harvey may be the first major hurricane to strike the United States since 2005.

Have a nice day!

THURSDAY  AUGUST 24, 2017  5:43 A.M.

Our area has mostly clear skies early on this Thursday morning and temperatures are cooler than the last few mornings ranging from the low 60s in the Clifton area down to the low 50s further inland, winds are light.

High pressure will be in control of our weather through the weekend giving us pleasant temperatures along with low humidity and plenty of sunshine.  Daytime highs will be mainly in the upper 70s while overnight lows will dip into the 50s with some 40s further inland.

The high pressure will move offshore early next week but still be strong enough to continue the very pleasant late August weather although winds will be coming in more from off the ocean.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – AUG 24 – Sunny, high near 80.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low in the upper 50s.

FRIDAY – AUG 25 – Sunny, high in the upper 70s.

SATURDAY – AUG 26 – Sunny, high in the upper 70s.

SUNDAY – AUG 27 – Sunny, high in the upper 70s.

MONDAY – AUG 28 – Sunny, high in the mid 70s.

TUESDAY – AUG 29 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 70s.

WEDNESDAY – AUG 30 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 70s.

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – North wind to 8 knots, seas 1 foot.  Belmar’s ocean temperature is 75 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Friday and Saturday with possible small craft conditions Sunday and Monday.

Enjoy this very pleasant weather!

WEDNESDAY  AUGUST 23, 2017  5:47 A.M.

We have mostly cloudy skies as the overnight showers and thunderstorms have moved offshore, it is still muggy and rather warm with temperatures ranging from the low 70s in the Clifton area to the upper 60s further inland, winds are mainly calm.

A cold front will cross the area this morning followed by high pressure building down from Canada, temperatures will still be warm reaching the 80s but there will be noticeably less humid as dew points that are in the low 70s now will drop to the 50s by this afternoon.

The high pressure will continue to dominate the weather tomorrow through the weekend giving us comfortably cool weather along with low humidity, there will be plenty of sunshine each day.

Dry and cool weather should extend into the early part of next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – AUG 23 – Becoming mostly sunny and much less humid, high in the mid 80s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, low in the low 60s.

THURSDAY – AUG 24 – Mostly sunny, high near 80.

FRIDAY – AUG 25 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 70s.

SATURDAY – AUG 26 – Sunny, high in the upper 70s.

SUNDAY – AUG 27 – Sunny, high in the upper 70s.

MONDAY – AUG 28 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 70s.

TUESDAY – AUG 29 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 70s.

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – West-southwest wind to 10 knots, seas 2-3 feet.  Belmar’s ocean temperature is 75 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Thursday through Saturday;  possible advisories for higher seas on Sunday.

Have a wonderful day!

TUESDAY  AUGUST 22, 2017  5:49 A.M.

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and it is warm and muggy, temperatures ranging from the low 70s in the Clifton area to the mid 60s further inland, winds are light.

Today will be quite hot and humid as high pressure moves off the coast and a cold front approaches from the west.  We should have partly to mostly sunny skies and temperatures will soar into the 90s and with dew points in the 70s will push heat indexes to over 100 degrees. A heat advisory is in effect for the region.

Showers and thunderstorms are likely from tonight into early Wednesday morning as the cold front swings through the area.  By Wednesday afternoon we should have mostly sunny skies but noticeably less humid as dew points drop to the 50s.

Fantastic weather from Thursday through the weekend as a strong high pressure builds from the upper midwest.  Temperatures will be below normal and the humidity will be quite low, each day will be dry with plenty of sunshine.

Looking further ahead, there is no signs of any heat for at least the next two weeks so it is possible that today may be the last 90 degree day of the summer.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – AUG 22 – Mostly sunny, hot and humid, high in the low 90s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely, low in the low 70s.

WEDNESDAY – AUG 23 – Cloudy in the morning with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, becoming mostly sunny and less humid in the afternoon, high in the mid 80s.

THURSDAY – AUG 24 – Sunny, high near 80.

FRIDAY – AUG 25 – Sunny, high in the upper 70s.

SATURDAY – AUG 26 – Sunny, high in the upper 70s.

SUNDAY – AUG 27 – Sunny, high in the upper 70s.

MONDAY – AUG 28 – Mostly sunny, high again in the upper 70s.

MARINE FORECAST:  A small craft advisory has been posted from 3 p.m. this afternoon until 6 a.m. Wednesday morning for southwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-6 feet.  Belmar’s ocean temperature is 75 degrees.

OUTLOOK:  Possible small craft conditions during the day on Wednesday;  no advisories expected Wednesday night through Saturday.

Have a nice day.