Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Monday morning and it is quite mild with readings at 5 a.m. ranging from 72 in Clifton down to 65 at Walpack, Hackettstown and Pequest. Winds are mainly calm or light southwesterly.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 13TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 77 AVERAGE LOW: 58
RECORD HIGH: 93 – 2005 RECORD LOW: 42 – 1985
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 83 LOW: 62 PRECIPITATION: NONE
Today will be a mostly sunny day, but we should still see some haze from the smoke from the western U.S. fires. Temperatures will be warm with highs in the mid 80s and the humidity will be moderate with dew points in the 60s. A front will sag to our south tonight giving our area a chance of showers and thunderstorms late tonight.
With the front to our south we will have an onshore flow of slightly cooler air on Tuesday but we should stay dry with continued moderate humidity. The front will move to our north Tuesday night as a warm front.
Wednesday will be quite warm and humid but a cold front approaching our area will give us a chance of showers in the afternoon and at night.
A chance of showers Thursday and Friday with near or slightly above normal temperatures.
At this point the upcoming weekend looks to be mainly dry and warm.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – SEP 13 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 80s.
TONIGHT – Increasing cloudiness with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 9 p.m., low in the mid 60s.
TUESDAY – SEP 14 – Mostly sunny, high near 80.
WEDNESDAY – SEP 15 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m., humid, high near 90.
THURSDAY – SEP 16 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the low 80s.
FRIDAY – SEP 17 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high near 80.
SATURDAY – SEP 18 – Partly sunny, high in the low 80s.
SUNDAY – SEP 19 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 80s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West-southwest winds to 10 knots, seas less than 1 foot.
OUTLOOK – No advisories expected for Tuesday; possible advisories Wednesday afternoon and evening; no advisories expected for Thursday; possible advisories for higher seas on Friday.
Have a nice day and stay safe!