Good morning everyone!
Skies are mainly cloudy early on this Independence Day and there is some patchy fog in some areas. Temperatures range from 61 in Clifton down to 56 at High Point. Winds are mainly calm.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 4TH
AVERAGE HIGH: 84 AVERAGE LOW: 64
RECORD HIGH: 98 – 1974 RECORD LOW: 48 – 1986
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 65 LOW: 59 PRECIPITATION: – .15″
The trough that gave us the unseasonably cool day yesterday is moving offshore and we should see some more sunshine today with milder temperatures. There is a low chance of an afternoon or evening shower but most areas will remain dry and it should be a nice day for most outdoor activities.
Mostly sunny and warmer on Monday as a warm front passes through the area.
Very hot and increasingly humid Tuesday and Wednesday with highs well up into the 90s. There will be a chance of late day showers and thunderstorms on Wednesday.
The weather will be unsettled Thursday through the start of next weekend as a front moves slowly through the area along with possible moisture from the remnants of Tropical Storm Elsa. Showers are likely on Thursday with a good chance of showers Friday and Saturday.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – JULY 4 – Partly sunny with a chance of an afternoon shower, high near 80.
TONIGHT – Partly cloudy with a chance of an evening shower, low in the low 60s.
MONDAY – JULY 5 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 80s.
TUESDAY – JULY 6 – Mostly sunny, very hot and humid, high in the mid 90s.
WEDNESDAY – JULY 7 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and night showers and thunderstorms, hot and humid, high in the low 90s.
THURSDAY – JULY 8 – Mostly cloudy and humid with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms, high in the low 80s.
FRIDAY – JULY 9 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the mid 80s.
SATURDAY – JULY 10 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high in the upper 80s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – South-southeast winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 71 degrees.
OUTLOOK – No advisories expected on Monday; possible advisories on Tuesday; no advisories expected for Wednesday and Thursday.
Have a very happy Independence Day!