Good morning everyone!
Skies are partly to mostly cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and with mainly calm winds temperatures range from 64 in Clifton down to 57 at Sandyston. The air quality is good with an index of 42.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 23RD.
AVERAGE HIGH: 86 AVERAGE LOW: 67
RECORD HIGH: 98 2022 RECORD LOW 55 – 1992
YESTERDAY: HIGH: 82 LOW: 64 PRECIPITATION: NONE
High pressure over the area today will give us a mostly sunny day with near normal temperatures. The humidity will slowly rise with dew points in the 60s.
As the high moves offshore we will have a return southwesterly flow of hot and humid air Thursday and Friday, highs should be in the low 90s on Thursday and the upper 90s on Friday. Dew points will be near 70. A cold front is expected to come through Friday evening giving us a chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday afternoon through Friday night.
The front will be in our area for the weekend giving us unsettled weather both days with humid conditions and chance of showers and thunderstorms especially on Sunday. Highs will be near 90 on Saturday but only in the low to mid 80s on Sunday.
Weak high pressure will then build into our area for early next week giving us dry weather but it will be quite warm and humid.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – JULY 23 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 80s.
TONIGHT – Mostly clear, lows in the upper 60s.
THURSDAY – JULY 24 – Sunny, hot and humid, highs in the low 90s.
FRIDAY – JULY 25 – Mostly sunny, very hot and humid, highs in the upper 90s. Chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly after 2 p.m.
SATURDAY – JULY 26 – Partly sunny, very warm and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs near 90.
SUNDAY – JULY 27 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, humid, highs in the mid 80s.
MONDAY – JULY 28 – Mostly sunny, quite warm and humid, highs near 90.
TUESDAY – JULY 29 – Mostly sunny, hot and humid, highs in the mid 90s.
MARINE FORECAST; TODAY – South-southeast winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 78 degrees.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Thursday through Sunday.
Have a nice day and stay safe!