Good morning!

Skies across the area are mostly clear and temperatures range from near 70 in Clifton down to near 60 further inland, winds are calm or light northerly. Humidity is low with dew points near 60.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 15TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 83 AVERAGE LOW: 65

RECORD HIGH: 96 – 1988 RECORD LOW: 54 – 2014

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 86 LOW 71 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Today will be a nice late summer day with plenty of sunshine, seasonably warm temperatures and comfortable humidity as high pressure to our north dominates our weather.

A low pressure area to our south will give us cloudy and cool conditions on Sunday with a chance of rain, although it appears that the heaviest rain will remain to our south. With the clouds and onshore winds high temperatures will only be in the 70s.

Mainly dry next week with near seasonable temperatures. At this point there is only a low chance of showers Monday evening and again during the day on Thursday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – AUG 15 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 80s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight, low in the upper 60s.

SUNDAY – AUG 16 – Cloudy and cool with a chance of rain, high in the mid 70s.

MONDAY – AUG 17 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 80s, chance of evening showers.

TUESDAY – AUG 18 – Sunny, high in the mid 80s.

WEDNESDAY – AUG 19 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 80s.

THURSDAY – AUG 20 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon showers, high in the mid 80s.

FRIDAY – AUG 21 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 a.m. Monday morning for northeast winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 4-6 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 73 degrees.

OUTLOOK – Advisories still possible during the day on Monday; no advisories expected Monday night through Wednesday.

Enjoy the weekend and stay safe and healthy!