Mostly sunny and quite warm today! Extreme Heat Warning in effect for Sunday through Tuesday with high temperatures near 100 all three days! Not quite as hot on Wednesday with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms! More seasonable temperatures Thursday and Friday with a chance of showers and thunderstorms!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Saturday morning and temperatures range from 69 in Clifton down to 58 at Sandyston. Winds are calm or light westerly. The air quality is moderate with an index of 55.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JUNE 21ST:

AVERAGE HIGH: 81 AVERAGE LOW: 62

RECORD HIGH: 98 – 2024 RECORD LOW: 52 – 1985

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 85 LOW: 65  PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure will give us a mostly sunny day today with quite warm temperatures with highs in the upper 80s to around 90. The humidity will be moderate with dew points mostly in the low to mid 60s.

Extreme heat with record breaking temperatures expected Sunday through Tuesday as strong high pressure is over the area. Skies will be sunny each day with high temperatures expected to be around 100 each day and with dew points rising to near 70 will cause heat indexes to be near 110. An Extreme Heat Warning is in effect.

The high pressure weakens somewhat on Wednesday and temperatures will be a couple of degrees lower. Also there will be a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms.

Less hot Thursday and Friday as a front will be in our area so we should have more clouds along with a continued chance of showers and thunderstorms.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JUNE 21 – Mostly sunny, highs near 90.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, lows in the low 70s.

SUNDAY – JUNE 22 – Sunny and very hot, breezy, highs in the upper 90s.

MONDAY – JUNE 23 – Sunny and very hot and humid, highs near 100.

TUESDAY – JUNE 24 – Sunny and very hot and humid, highs near 100.

WEDNESDAY – JUNE 25 – Mostly sunny, hot and humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly after 2 p.m., highs in the mid 90s.

THURSDAY – JUNE 26 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.

FRIDAY – JUNE 27 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs in the low 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 2 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 68 degrees.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Sunday through Tuesday.

Have a nice weekend and stay safe!