Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures are about five degrees warmer than this time yesterday with readings ranging from 73 in Clifton down to 64 at Sandyston. Winds are light from the southwest. The air quality is good with an index of 49.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR AUG 13TH!
AVERAGE HIGH: 83 AVERAGE LOW: 65
RECORD HIGH: 100 – 2005 RECORD LOW: 54 – 1979
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 93 LOW: 66 PRECIPITATION: NONE
A Bermuda high offshore will give us a southwest flow of hot and humid air today along with mostly sunny skies. A cold front approaching from the west will likely cause some showers and thunderstorms mainly after 5 p.m.
The front will slowly move through the area on Thursday with showers still likely and possibly some afternoon and evening thunderstorms. With more clouds high temperatures will be a few degrees lower than today but it will remain humid.
High pressure will then build into the area on Friday giving us a mostly sunny and warm day with less humidity.
Another dry and quite warm weekend is likely. Highs on Saturday will be in the mid-upper 80s with highs in the low 90s on Sunday. The humidity will be moderate with dew points in the mid-upper 60s.
At this point we should be dry early next week with a cooling trend as high pressure builds from the northwest.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – AUG 13 – Mostly sunny, hot and humid with showers and thunderstorms likely mainly after 5 p.m. highs in the low 90s.
TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy and muggy with showers and thunderstorms likely, lows in the low 70s.
THURSDAY – AUG 14 – Partly sunny with showers likely and possibly some thunderstorms, humid, highs in the upper 80s.
FRIDAY – AUG 15 – Mostly sunny and less humid, highs in the upper 80s.
SATURDAY – AUG 16 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 80s.
SUNDAY – AUG 17 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 90s.
MONDAY – AUG 18 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 80s.
TUESDAY – AUG 19 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 80s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southwest winds becoming southerly this afternoon to 10 knots, seas 2 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 75 degrees.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Thursday through Sunday.
Have a nice day and stay safe!