Good morning everyone!
Skies are partly cloudy early on this Sunday morning and temperatures range from 70 in Clifton down to 65 at Sandyston and Hackettstown. Winds are calm or light south-southwesterly. The air quality is moderate with an index of 58.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 17TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 83 AVERAGE LOW: 64
RECORD HIGH: 96 – 2015 RECORD LOW: 54 – 1979
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 88 LOW: 72 PRECIPITATION: NONE
One last day of heat and humidity today ahead of a cold front that will cross the area tonight. Skies will be mostly sunny but some showers and thunderstorms are possible this evening.
Sharply cooler and less humid on Monday as high pressure builds from the northeast and we will have a brisk onshore wind. Skies will be mostly cloudy with a low chance of some light showers. High temperatures will only be in the 70s.
The front to our south and high pressure to our north will continue an onshore flow of cool air. There will be another chance of showers Tuesday night into Wednesday.
Dry and with near normal temperatures Thursday through at least the beginning of next weekend as high pressure dominates our weather.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – AUG 17 – Mostly sunny, hot and humid, highs in the low 90s.
TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, lows in the mid 60s.
MONDAY – AUG 18 – Mostly cloudy, breezy and much cooler and less humid with a chance of showers, highs only in the mid 70s.
TUESDAY – AUG 19 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 70s, chance of showers at night.
WEDNESDAY – AUG 20 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, highs in the upper 70s.
THURSDAY – AUG 21 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 80s.
FRIDAY – AUG 22 – Sunny, highs in the mid 80s.
SATURDAY – AUG 23 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 80s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds less than 10 knots, seas 2 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 77 degrees.
OUTLOOK: Advisories expected Monday through Thursday for high seas and winds as Hurricane Erin moves well off the east coast.
Have a nice day and stay safe!