Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Monday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 68 in Clifton down to 60 at Walpack. Winds are from the north around 10 mph.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 9TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 84 AVERAGE LOW: 66

RECORD HIGH: 100 – 2001 RECORD LOW: 50 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 78 LOW: 66 PRECIPITATION: .17″

The small coastal low pressure area that gave our area showers yesterday and early this morning and heavy rain to our shore areas will move slowly away but still close enough to give us mainly cloudy skies. There is a slight chance (20%) chance of an afternoon or evening shower but most areas will remain dry.

Hot and humid weather Tuesday through Friday with high temperatures near 90 on Tuesday and in the 90s Wednesday through Friday. With the high humidity there will be chance each day of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms.

A cold front will cross the area on Saturday with some showers followed by cooler and less humid air on Sunday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – AUG 9 – Cloudy, high in the mid 80s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy and muggy, low near 70.

TUESDAY – AUG 10 – Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly sunny, hot and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

WEDNESDAY – AUG 11 – Partly sunny, very hot and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the mid 90s.

THURSDAY – AUG 12 – Partly sunny, very hot and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the mid 90s.

FRIDAY – AUG 13 – Partly sunny, very hot and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the mid 90s.

SATURDAY – AUG 14 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high near 90.

SUNDAY – AUG 15 – Mostly sunny, not as hot or humid, high in the mid 80s.

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

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Tuesday through Friday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!