Good morning everyone!

Another warm and muggy early morning and there are some thunderstorms in parts of the area, temperatures range from the upper 70s in the Clifton area down to around 70 further inland, winds are light southerly and the humidity is quite high with dew points in the 70s.

A front will move offshore this afternoon preceded by showers and thunderstorms that should end by early this afternoon and follow by much less humid air.   Today’s high temperature will only reach the middle 80s and should end our streak of seven straight days of 90+ readings.

High pressure will build into the region from the Great Lakes bringing in cooler and much drier air by tonight.

This weekend will be a very pleasant summer weekend with plenty of sunshine both days along with low humidity and comfortable temperatures.

Warmer and a little more humid early next week.

A front may give us some showers and thunderstorms late Wednesday into Thursday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JUL 6 – Cloudy with showers and thunderstorms ending by early afternoon, some heavy rain likely, humid, high in the mid 80s.

TONIGHT – Becoming mostly clear, cooler and much less humid, low in the upper 50s.

SATURDAY – JUL 7 – Sunny and pleasant, high near 80.

SUNDAY – JUL 8 – Sunny, high in the mid 80s.

MONDAY – JUL 9 – Sunny, high near 90.

TUESDAY – JUL  10 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 90s.

WEDNESDAY – JUL 11 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the mid 80s.

THURSDAY – JUL 12 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the mid 80s.

MARINE FORECAST:  A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. Saturday evening.  Today – Southwest winds to 25 knots, seas 3-6 feet.  Belmar’s ocean temperature is 77 degrees.

OUTLOOK – Possible small craft conditions for high seas Saturday night into the day on Sunday;  no advisories expected Sunday night through Tuesday.

Have a nice day!

Good morning everyone!

Another muggy early morning across the area under mostly cloudy to cloudy skies, temperatures range from the mid 70s in the Clifton area down to the upper 60s further inland, winds are mainly calm and the humidity is very high.    Yesterday 0.57 inches of rain fell in an afternoon thunderstorm.

Continued very warm and humid today as temperatures climb well up into the 80s and with dew points in the oppressive 70s will bring heat indexes to above 95 degrees, a heat advisory continues in effect.   The day should be dry except for a chance of a late day thunderstorm to our north and west.

A cold front approaching from the west will cause showers and thunderstorms from late tonight into early Friday afternoon, rain may be heavy at times.   The front will cross the area Friday afternoon followed by much cooler and drier air by Friday night.

The weekend weather will be very pleasant with plenty of sunshine both days and with comfortable temperatures and humidity.

Mainly dry conditions with a gradual increase in heat and humidity next week  although the heat and humidity should not be as intense as the last several days.  The only chance of rain will be from a weak disturbance Tuesday afternoon.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JUL 5 – Partly sunny and very humid, high near 90.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of an evening thunderstorm, showers and thunderstorms likely after midnight, rain may be heavy at times, humid, low in the mid 70s.

FRIDAY – JUL 6 – Showers and thunderstorms mainly in the morning, rain may be heavy at times, humid, high in the mid 80s.

SATURDAY – JUL 7 – Sunny and much less humid, high near 80.

SUNDAY – JUL 8 – Sunny, high in the low 80s.

MONDAY – JUL 9 – Sunny, high near 90.

TUESDAY – JUL 10 – Mostly sunny, chance of an afternoon shower or thunderstorm, high near 90.

WEDNESDAY – JUL 11 – Mostly sunny, high near 90.

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – Southerly winds to 11 knots, seas 1-2 feet.  Belmar’s ocean temperature is 75 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected during the day on Friday;  possible small craft conditions Friday night through Sunday; no advisories expected on Monday.

Have a nice day!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this 4th of July and it is again warm and very muggy with temperatures ranging from the mid 70s in the Clifton area down to around 70 further inland, winds are calm and the humidity is very high.

Today we will have mostly cloudy skies and it will continue to be very humid with dew points remaining in the oppressive 70s.   Temperatures with the clouds and a light onshore wind will be about five degrees lower than yesterday.  There is a low chance of  an afternoon shower or thunderstorm mainly inland.  Any showers should end by this evening so fireworks viewing will not be affected.

Thursday it will stay very humid with warm temperatures but we should stay dry.

A front will cause showers and thunderstorms on Friday with heavy rain likely.

High pressure building in from the northwest will give our area a very nice weekend with pleasant temperatures and much less humidity.

Dry weather will continue into early next week with seasonably warm temperatures and only moderate humidity levels.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JUL 4 – Mostly cloudy and very humid with a chance of an isolated shower or thunderstorm, high in the upper 80s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy and muggy, low in the low 70s.

THURSDAY – JUL 5 – Partly sunny and humid, high near 90.

FRIDAY – JUL 6 – Cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely, rain may be heavy at times, high in the mid 80s.

SATURDAY – JUL 7 – Sunny, cooler and much less humid, high near 80.

SUNDAY – JUL 8 – Sunny, high in the low 80s.

MONDAY – JUL 9 – Sunny, high in the upper 80s.

TUESDAY – JUL 10 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 80s.

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – East-southeast wind to 7 knots, seas 1-2 feet.  Belmar’s ocean temperature has risen to 74 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected on Thursday; possible small craft advisories for high seas Friday through the weekend.

HAVE A HAPPY 4TH!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early this morning and it is quite warm and muggy with temperatures ranging from the upper 70s in the Clifton area down to 70 further inland, winds are mainly calm.  Yesterday in Clifton the temperature went up to 99 degrees making this the hottest reading since July 18, 2012.

We will have our 5th day of the heatwave today but high temperatures will be a couple of degrees lower than yesterday but the humidity will be higher with dew points in the oppressive low to mid 70s.  A weak disturbance will give us a chance of an afternoon or evening shower or thunderstorm.

Quite warm and humid tomorrow and on Thursday but we should remain dry.

A cold front will cross the area on Friday with showers and thunderstorms likely.

The cold front will be followed by a much cooler and drier air mass for the weekend.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JUL 3 – Partly sunny, hot and humid with a chance of an afternoon shower or thunderstorm, high in the low 90s.  An excessive heat warning remains in effect.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy and humid with a chance of an evening shower or thunderstorm, low in the mid 70s.

INDEPENDENCE DAY – JUL 4 – Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny, humid, high in the upper 80s.

THURSDAY – JUL 5 – Partly sunny and humid, high in the upper 80s.

FRIDAY – JUL 6 – Mostly cloudy and humid with showers and thunderstorms likely, high in the mid 80s.

SATURDAY – JUL 7 – Sunny, cooler and much less humid, high in the low 80s.

SUNDAY – JUL 8 – Sunny, high in the mid  80s.

MONDAY – JUL 9 – Sunny, high in the mid 80s.

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – Southeast wind to 8 knots, seas 1-2 feet.   Belmar’s ocean temperature is 69 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Wednesday and Thursday;  possible small craft conditions Friday and Saturday.

Continue to keep cool!

Skies are mostly clear early this morning but some inland area has patchy fog, temperatures once again are warm ranging from the mid 70s in the Clifton area down to the mid 60s further inland, the winds are light southwesterly.

A very strong ridge of high pressure over the area will give us mostly sunny skies today with very hot tempertures, high temperatures will again reach the upper 90s and with dew points around 70 will cause the heat index to rise to near 105 degrees, an excessive heat warning continues in effect.

A little less hot the rest of this week but it will stay humid with dew points at or above 70 degrees.

A cold front is expected to cross the area late Friday night and will be associated with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.

After some early showers on Saturday the rest of the weekend looks to be dry and with cooler temperatures and much less humidity.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JUL 2 – Sunny, very hot and humid, high in the upper 90s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, low in the mid 70s.

TUESDAY – JUL 3 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 90s.

INDEPENDENCE DAY – JUL 4 – Partly sunny, high near 90.

THURSDAY – JUL 5 – Mostly sunny, high near 90.

FRIDAY – JUL 6 – Partly sunny in the morning then mostly cloudy in the afternoon with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 80s.

SATURDAY – JUL 7 – Mostly sunny and much less humid, high in the low 80s.

SUNDAY – JUL 8 – Sunny, high in the low 80s.

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – South-southeast wind to 9 knots, seas 1 foot.   Belmar’s ocean temperature is 68 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Tuesday through Thursday with small craft conditions possible on Friday.

JUNE 2018 CLIFTON’S WEATHER SUMMARY!

June averaged 71.6 degrees which was about 1.5 degrees above normal   Highest temperature was 95 degrees set on the 18th and 30th,  the lowest temperature was 50 recorded on the 4th.   Precipitation was below normal with 2.63 inches falling and was the driest June since 1999.

Again keep cool!