Good morning everyone!
Skies are partly cloudy early on this Monday morning and temperatures and humidity are very high. Temperatures range from 78 in Clifton down to 70 at Sandyston and Hackettstown. Dew points are in the uncomfortable 70s. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is moderate with an index of 66.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JUNE 23RD:
AVERAGE HIGH: 82 AVERAGE LOW 62
RECORD HIGH: 94 – 2024 RECORD LOW: 48 – 1992
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 89 LOW 71 PRECIPITATION: .06″
A strong ridge of high pressure will bring extreme heat into our area today and again on Tuesday along with mostly sunny skies. Today’s high will be well up into the 90s and with dew points in the 70s will cause heat indexes to rise to near 110. Tuesday may be a couple of degrees warmer and the humidity will be a little lower by the afternoon but the heat index will again be near 110.
Wednesday will be a little less hot as the high pressure weakens somewhat and there will be a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms as a cold front approaches our area.
The front will be near or slightly to our south Thursday through the weekend giving us a chance of showers and thunderstorms each day. High tempertures with more clouds and an onshore wind will be more seasonable. The humidity will still be moderately highs with dew points in the mid-upper 60s.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – JUNE 23 – Sunny, very hot and humid, highs near 100. Heat index near 110.
TONIGHT – Mostly clear and quite warm, lows in the upper 70s.
TUESDAY – JUNE 24 – Sunny and very hot but a little less humid in the afternoon. Highs near 102 with heat indexes of near 110.
WEDNESDAY – JUNE 25 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 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, highs in the upper 70s.
SATURDAY – JUNE 28 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs in the low 80s.
SUNDAY – JUNE 29 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 2 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 68 degrees.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Tuesday through Friday.
Have a nice day but stay safe! Also if you need to be outside make sure that you drink plenty of non-alcoholic fluids.