Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly cloudy to cloudy early on this Monday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 58 degrees in Clifton down to 50 at Walpack, winds are light northerly.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MAY 3RD:
AVERAGE HIGH: 67 AVERAGE LOW: 48
RECORD HIGH: 93 – 2018 RECORD LOW: 34 – 1986
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 83 LOW: 54 PRECIPITATION: NONE
A weak cold front dropped through last night bringing in a cooler northerly flow. This front will stay just to our south today causing a weak onshore flow and with cloudy skies high temperatures will be lower than yesterday. Also there will be a chance of showers this afternoon with showers and possible some thunderstorms likely tonight.
The front will move to our north on Tuesday and we should see some sunshine with warmer temperatures but another cold front approaching from the west will likely give us more showers and thunderstorms late in the day and at night.
The front will move through our area on Wednesday with showers and possibly a thunderstorm.
Thursday looks to be a dry day but with cooler temperatures.
A coastal low is expected to develop well out to sea on Friday but close enough to give us a low chance of rain along with cool temperatures.
At this point the weekend looks to be mainly dry with temperatures a little below normal.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – MAY 3 – Cloudy with a chance of showers, high near 70.
TONIGHT – Cloudy with showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, low near 60.
TUESDAY – MAY 4 – Cloudy in the morning then becoming partly sunny and warm with a chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm late in the day and at night, high in the low 80s.
WEDNESDAY – MAY 5 – Cloudy with showers and possibly a thunderstorms, high near 70.
THURSDAY – MAY 6 – Sunny, high in the mid 60s.
FRIDAY – MAY 7 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high near 60.
SATURDAY – MAY 8 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 60s.
SUNDAY – MAY 9 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 60s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Northeast winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet.
OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Tuesday through Friday.
Have a nice day and hopefully staying safe and healthy!