Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Friday morning and temperatures range from 60 in Clifton down to 50 at Pequest. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is moderate with an index of 59.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JUNE 16TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 80 AVERAGE LOW: 60

RECORD HIGH: 97 – 1988 RECORD LOW: 50 – 1997

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 79 LOW 57 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A frontal system will give us more showers and thunderstorms today mostly in the afternoon and evening, some of the thunderstorms may be accompanied by gusty winds, heavy rain and possibly some small hail. Highs will be near 80 with rainfall amounts averaging about an inch.

An upper level low pressure system will likely give us more showers on Saturday.

Father’s Day looks to be dry with seasonably warm temperatures.

At this point next week now appears that it will be drier than what was indicating yesterday with only a low chance of showers on Tuesday. Temperatures will average at or slightly below normal.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JUNE 16 – Showers and thunderstorms developing, some storms may be accompanied by heavy rain, gusty winds and small hail, highs near 80.

TONIGHT: Cloudy with showers and thunderstorms, lows near 60,

SATURDAY – JUNE 17 – Partly sunny with showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, highs in the upper 70s.

SUNDAY – JUNE 18 – Mostly sunny, highs near 80.

JUNETEENTH – JUNE 19 – Mostly sunny, highs near 80.

TUESDAY – JUNE 20 – Partly sunny with a chance of a shower, highs in the upper 70s.

WEDNESDAY – JUNE 21 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

THURSDAY – JUNE 22 – Mostly sunny, highs near 80.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – South-southeast winds to 10 knots, seas 1-2 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Saturday through Monday night; possible advisories for Tuesday.

Have a nice day and please stay safe!