Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly fair early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures are starting off very high with readings ranging from near 80 in Clifton to some upper 60s further inland, the humidity is very high with dew points in the sultry mid 70s, winds are mainly calm.
Another very hot and humid day again today as the Bermuda high pressure continues to dominate our weather with a west-southwest flow of air. Temperatures once again will rise to the mid to upper 90s and with dew points in the mid 70s will send the heat index to near 105 degrees. Skies will be mostly sunny.
A cold front is expected to cross the area tomorrow morning with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, with more clouds it will be less hot and after the frontal passage it will become a little less humid.
An onshore flow of cooler air will be with us Friday into Saturday with a chance of light rain or drizzle along with considerable cloudiness.
Becoming warmer and more humid again Sunday and on Labor Day, there will be a low chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms both days.
It appears that most of next week will be quite warm and humid for the beginning of school but it should not be as hot as the last few days.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – AUG 29 – Sunny, very hot and humid, high in the upper 90s. A heat advisory continues in effect.
TONIGHT – Mostly clear, low in the mid 70s.
THURSDAY – AUG 30 – Partly sunny and humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high near 90. Becoming less humid by evening.
FRIDAY – AUG 31 – Mostly cloudy and cooler with a chance of light rain, high in the upper 70s.
SATURDAY – SEP 1 – Cloudy with a chance of light rain, high in the upper 70s.
SUNDAY – SEP 2 – Mostly cloudy, warmer and more humid, with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the mid 80s.
LABOR DAY – SEP 3 – Partly sunny and humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 80s.
TUESDAY – SEP 4 – Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, humid with a high near 90.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West-southwest wind to 10 knots, seas 1 foot. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 75 degrees.
OUTLOOK – No advisories expected on Thursday; possible small craft conditions on Friday; no advisories expected Saturday or Sunday.
Continue to keep cool!