Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 65 in Clifton down to 51 at Walpack. Winds are mainly calm and the humidity continues to be comfortable with dew points in the 50s.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 17TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 83 AVERAGE LOW: 64

RECORD HIGH: 96 – 2015 RECORD LOW: 54 – 1979

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 86 LOW: 64 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A coastal low pressure is moving off the New England coast and we will have more clouds today with a low chance of some afternoon or evening showers. With the clouds, high temperatures will be a little lower today with highs mainly near 80. The humidity will continue to be comfortable with dew points mainly in the 50s.

More sunshine and warmer Thursday and Friday but the humidity will stay comfortable. Highs in the mid 80s on Thursday and close to 90 on Friday.

Dry weather will continue over the weekend as high pressure continues to dominate. Highs will be mainly in the upper 80s and the humidity will rise with dew points in the 60s.

Warm and humid early next week with a good chance of showers, maybe this time we will finally have some needed rainfall.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – AUG 17 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of a shower mainly after 2 p.m., high near 80.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of a shower before 8 p.m., low in the low 60s.

THURSDAY – AUG 18 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 80s.

FRIDAY – AUG 19 – Sunny, high near 90.

SATURDAY – AUG 20 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 80s.

SUNDAY – AUG 21 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 80s.

MONDAY – AUG 22 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, humid, high in the mid 80s.

TUESDAY – AUG 23 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, humid, high in the mid 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 8 p.m., this evening for northeast winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 4-6 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 75 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Thursday through Sunday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!