Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Thursday morning and there is some patchy fog over parts of the area. Temperatures are again well above normal with readings at 5 a.m. range from 62 in Clifton down to 57 at Basking Ridge. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 14TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 65 AVERAGE LOW: 46

RECORD HIGH: 82 – 1975 RECORD LOW: 28 – 1988

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 68 LOW: 60 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure will give us a more westerly flow today and we should see more sunshine with warm temperatures both today and again on Friday with highs both days approaching 80. The humidity will remain on the high side with dew points in the 60s.

A strong cold front will come through our area Saturday afternoon or evening producing showers. Temperatures and humidity will be high before the frontal passage. Also southwest winds will gust around 25 mph.

Cooler and much less humid on Sunday and it still will be breezy as temperatures fall closer to normal.

Dry and seasonably cool weather Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday will be dry and a little milder.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 14 – Becoming mostly sunny and warmer, high in the upper 70s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low near 60.

FRIDAY – OCT 15 – Partly sunny, high near 80.

SATURDAY – OCT 16 – Mostly cloudy and breezy with showers and possibly a thunderstorm, high in the upper 70s.

SUNDAY – OCT 17 – Mostly sunny, cooler and much less humid, breezy, high in the mid 60s.

MONDAY – OCT 18 – Sunny, high in the low 60s.

TUESDAY – OCT 19 – Sunny, high in the upper 60s.

WEDNESDAY – OCT 20 – Mostly sunny, high near 70.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West-northwest wind to 10 knots, seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected on Friday; advisories expected Saturday through Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!