Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures once again are very warm with readings ranging from 77 in Clifton down to 66 at Sandyston. The winds are mainly calm. The air quality is moderate with an index of 66.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 30TH.
AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW: 66
RECORD HIGH: 96 – 2019 RECORD LOW: 56 – 1997
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 100 (New Record) LOW: 74 PRECIPITATION: NONE
One last day of extreme heat today ahead of a cold front. High temperatures will reach the upper 90s and with dew points near 70 the heat index will approach 105 degrees and an extreme heat warning remains in effect. We should see more cloudiness by the afternoon with a low chance of a shower and thunderstorm this afternoon .
Thursday the cold front will move into our area and we will likely have showers and a few thunderstorms, some rain may be heavy at times through Thursday evening. High temperatures will be cooler mainly in the low 80s with gradually lowering humidity.
Lingering showers on Friday and it will be unseasonably cool with a rather brisk northeast wind, highs will only be in the 70s.
Very nice weather for the weekend into at least the early part of next week with plenty of sunshine each day along with slightly cooler than average temperatures along with low humidity as Canadian high pressure moves into our area.
Looking ahead there is no sign of the return of high heat for at least the next two weeks.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – JULY 30 – Increasing clouds very hot and humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly after 2 p.m. Highs in the upper 90s with heat indexes near 105.
TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, lows in the mid 70s.
THURSDAY – JULY 31 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely and possibly some thunderstorms, rain may be heavy at times. Cooler, highs in the low 80s.
FRIDAY – AUG 1 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cool and breezy, highs only in the low 70s.
SATURDAY – AUG 2 – Sunny, highs in the low 80s.
SUNDAY – AUG 3 – Sunny, highs in the mid 80s.
MONDAY – AUG 4 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 80s.
TUESDAY – AUG 5 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 80s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Westerly winds becoming southerly to 10 knots, seas 1 foot. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 76 degrees.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected for Thursday; advisories expected for Friday with some gale gusts possible; advisories for higher seas possible on Saturday; no advisories expected for Sunday.
Have a nice day and stay safe and cool!