Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Saturday morning and temperatures are much cooler than this time yesterday with readings ranging from 60 in Clifton down to 51 at Walpack. Winds are light from the west. The air quality is moderate with an index of 52.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 19TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 82 AVERAGE LOW: 65
RECORD HIGH: 93 – 2019 RECORD LOW: 54 – 2000
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 81 LOW: 64 PRECIPITATION: .20″
High pressure building into our area will give us a very nice August day today with comfortable temperatures and humidity. Highs will be near 80 and with dew points only near 50.
As the high pressure moves off the coast a southwest flow of warmer air will move into our area with highs well up into the 80s but the humidity will stay low for August with dew points in the 50s.
Monday will be hot with an increase in humidity but a cold front will come through dry Monday night.
High pressure will then dominate our weather Tuesday through Friday again giving us comfortable tempertures and humidity. A weak frontal system will give us a slight chance of showers Thursday night but most places will remain dry.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – AUG 19 – Sunny, high near 80.
TONIGHT – Mostly clear, lows near 60.
SUNDAY – AUG 20 – Sunny, highs in the upper 80s.
MONDAY – AUG 21 – Mostly sunny and hot, high near 90.
TUESDAY – AUG 22 – Partly sunny and cooler, highs near 80.
WEDNESDAY – AUG 23 – Mostly sunny, highs near 80.
THURSDAY – AUG 24 – Mostly sunny, highs near 80.
FRIDAY – AUG 25 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 80s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Westerly winds to 10 knots, seas 1-2 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 75 degrees.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Sunday through Wednesday.
NOTE: As we are enjoying nice weather this weekend it will be a different story for the desert areas of Southern California as Hurricane Hilary will cause very serious flooding, some areas will pick up a year’s worth of rainfall in one day. The first Tropical Storm warning ever has been issued for that area.
Enjoy this very nice weather weekend but please stay safe!