Good morning!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this 4th of July and temperatures range mainly from the mid to upper 60s, winds are mainly calm and the humidity is still high.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 4TH

AVERAGE HIGH:  84 AVERAGE LOW:  64

RECORD HIGH: 98 – 1974  RECORD LOW: 48 – 1986

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 93  LOW: 72 PRECIPITATION: – .09″

A back door cold front came through last night accompanied by some thunderstorms. Today high pressure over New England will give us a mostly sunny day after early morning cloudiness, temperatures will be a little lower than the last couple of days.

High pressure building into our area will give us another sunny day on Sunday but the temperatures will rise again with highs in the low 90s.

Next week will be quite warm to hot with a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, but each day will not be a washout and most areas will remain dry. The humidity levels will increase each day and by the end of the week the dew points will be near or above 70 degrees.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 4 – Becoming mostly sunny, high in the upper 80s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low near 70.

SUNDAY – JULY 5 – Sunny, high in the low 90s.

MONDAY – JULY 6 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

TUESDAY – JULY 7 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 8 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

THURSDAY – JULY 9 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the low 90s.

FRIDAY – JULY 10 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Northeast winds to 10 knots, seas 1 foot. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 73 degrees

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Sunday through Wednesday.

Have a happy and healthy Independence Day!