MONDAY  SEPTEMBER 25, 2017  5:47 A.M.

Skies are mostly clear early on this Monday morning although there is some dense fog in some of the valleys, temperatures range from the low 70s in the Clifton area down to the upper 50s further inland, the humidity is high and the winds are mainly calm.

Today will be another quite warm and humid day, although temperatures may be a couple of degrees lower than yesterday readings will still approach record levels.

Not quite as warm on Tuesday as winds will be more off the ocean.

A cold front will cross the area Wednesday night possibly accompanied by some showers.

Another cold front will come through dry on Friday followed by more seasonable fall like temperatures for the weekend.

 

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – SEP 25 – Sunny, high in the upper 80s.

TONIGHT – Increasing clouds with some patch for, low in the upper 60s.

TUESDAY – SEP 26 – Morning fog then becoming partly sunny, high in the low 80s.

WEDNESDAY – SEP 27 – Partly sunny, high in the low 80s, chance of showers at night.

THURSDAY – SEP 28 – Mostly sunny, high near 80.

FRIDAY – SEP 29 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 70s.

SATURDAY – SEP 30 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 60s.

SUNDAY – OCT 1 – Mostly sunny, high near 70.

 

MARINE FORECAST:  A small craft advisory is in effect till 6 a.m. on Wednesday.  Today – east winds gusting to 20 knots, seas 3-6 feet, wave heights increasing tonight.

OUTLOOK – Advisories expected to continue Wednesday and Thursday as Hurricane Maria moves off the Carolina coast.  Winds and seas lowering on Friday.

 

TROPICS:  Hurricane Maria has weakened with top winds of 80 mph, Maria is moving north and should brush the Outer Banks on Wednesday and then move well out to sea.   Hurricane Lee has top winds of 90 mph and is located in the middle of the Atlantic and is not expected to affect any land areas, just a fish storm.

 

Note: 40 years ago today I married my wonderful wife Joan, the weather was terrible with rain and a high temperature of only 56 degrees, but the wedding was great.

 

Have a nice day!