Sunny and seasonably cool today! Mostly cloudy and breezy on Wednesday with a chance of showers in the afternoon becoming more likely at night! Cloudy and cool on Thursday with showers! Cool with still a chance of a lingering shower on Friday! Dry and much warmer weather this weekend extending into early next week!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mainly clear early on this Tuesday morning and it is rather chilly with temperatures ranging from 45 in Clifton down to 32 at Walpack. Winds are from the north averaging 5-10 mph. The air quality is good with an index of 24.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MAY 12TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 70 AVERAGE LOW: 51

RECORD HIGH: 89 – 2023 RECORD LOW: 37 – 1990

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 63 LOW: 51 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure over the area will give us a nice sunny day today with plenty of sunshine and light winds. High temperatures will be mainly in the upper 60s which is slightly below normal.

We will have an increase in clouds on Wednesday as a frontal system slowly approaches our area. There will be a chance of showers in the afternoon becoming more likely at night. Temperatures will be a little above normal with a rather brisk southerly flow.

The cold front associated with this system will slowly move through our area on Thursday and showers are expected much of the day.

Still a chance of a lingering shower on Friday with high temperatures near normal

Dry and much warmer weather this weekend that should extend to at least through early next week as high pressure will move to off the southeast coast and we will have a west-southwest flow of air.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 12 – Sunny, highs in the upper 60s.

TONIGHT – Increasing cloudiness, lows near 50.

WEDNESDAY – MAY 13 – Mostly cloudy and breezy with a chance of showers in the afternoon, highs in the low 70s. Showers likely with possible thunderstorms at night.

THURSDAY – MAY 14 – Cloudy with showers and possibly a thunderstorm, highs in the mid 60s.

FRIDAY – MAY 15 – Partly sunny with a chance of lingering showers, highs in the upper 60s.

SATURDAY – MAY 16 – Sunny and warmer, highs near 80.

SUNDAY – MAY 17 – Sunny, highs in the low 80s.

MONDAY – MAY 18 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 2-3 feet.

OUTLOOK: Advisories probable for Wednesday; no advisories expected Thursday through Saturday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!