Good morning everyone!
Skies are partly cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and it is quite pleasant with temperatures ranging from 65 in Clifton down to 56 at Hackettstown and Pequest. Winds are calm or light northerly. The air quality is good with an index of 27.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 4TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW: 66
RECORD HIGH: 97 – 2022 RECORD LOW: 57 – 1985
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 85 LOW: 69 PRECIPITATION: 1.57″
Today we will enjoy the nicest weather of this week as high pressure builds into our area. Skies will be mostly sunny with near seasonable temperatures and humidity as highs will be in the mid 80s with dew points in the more comfortable low 60s.
A warm front will move through the area on Wednesday bringing in a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly in the afternoon and evening. High temperatures will be near normal again but dew points will rise once again into the 70s.
A Bermuda high pressure ridge will then give us very warm to hot weather Thursday through next Monday with oppressive humidity as dew points will be in the mid 70s. There will be a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms Thursday through Saturday and then be mainly dry Sunday and Monday.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – AUG 4 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 80s.
TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, lows in the mid 60s.
WEDNESDAY – AUG 5 – Partly sunny and becoming more humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the low 80s.
THURSDAY – AUG 6 – Partly sunny and quite humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs near 90.
FRIDAY – AUG 7 – Mostly sunny and quite humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs near 90.
SATURDAY – AUG 8 – Partly sunny and quite humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs near 90.
SUNDAY – AUG 9 – Mostly sunny and humid, highs near 90.
MONDAY – AUG 10 – Mostly sunny and humid, highs in the low 90s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 3 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 76 degrees.
OUTLOOK: Mainly no advisories Wednesday through Saturday except for possible advisories Thursday night.
Have a nice day and stay safe!