Good morning everyone and happy first day of meteorological summer!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. are cooler over our area with Clifton down to 59 degrees, while further inland in Sussex County readings are in the mid 60s. Winds are from the northeast.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JUNE 1ST:

AVERAGE HIGH: 76 AVERAGE LOW: 57

RECORD HIGH: 93 – 2011 RECORD LOW: 44 – 2001

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 96 (New Record) LOW: 71 PRECIPITATION: NONE

The 96 degree temperature yesterday was a record for the date and the hottest May temperature since 1987 when it hit 97 degrees on May 30th.

The back door cold front moved to our south and west late last night and we now have a northeast flow of much cooler air. High temperatures today will be around 25 degrees lower than yesterday. Skies will be partly sunny but as the front moves back toward our area showers and thunderstorms are likely mainly from late this afternoon through this evening. Some of the storms may be accompanied by heavy downpours.

The front will move back to our north Thursday morning followed by a cold front that will cross the area Thursday night of early Friday morning. Thursday morning should be dry but showers are likely again in the afternoon with still a chance of a shower early Friday morning followed by clearing Friday afternoon.

High pressure will dominate our weather this weekend providing our area with beautiful early June weather with mostly sunny skies both days, low humidity and seasonably warm temperatures.

Continued near seasonably warm temperatures early next week, a front may give us a couple of showers Tuesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JUN 1 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers this afternoon, much cooler, high in the low 70s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, some heavy downpours possible low in the low 60s.

THURSDAY – JUN 2 – Partly sunny in the morning then mostly cloudy with a chance of afternoon showers, warmer, high in the low 80s, showers likely at night.

FRIDAY – JUN 3 – Chance of a morning shower then clearing and breezy, high near 80.

SATURDAY – JUN 4 – Sunny, high near 80.

SUNDAY – JUN 5 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 70s.

MONDAY – JUN 6 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 70s.

TUESDAY – JUN 7 – Partly sunny with a chance of a shower, high in the upper 70s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – East-northeast wind to 10 knots, seas 3 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Thursday through Sunday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!