Relief from the intense heat!


Thunderstorms brought quick relief to the heat but not before having temperatures pass the century mark., in Clifton I recorded 102 degrees, the highest reading of this hot summer.. The thunderstorms were kind of lame in my area, only .15″ of rain fell with only a little thunder, however damaging winds, hail and heavy rain were close by. Andover and Mahwah NJ had wind damage and downtown Manhattan had rather large hail. Today will be about 15 degrees cooler and tomorrow we will get a nice steady rainfall that will help our burnt grass, temperatures on Friday will not get out of the 70s.. Weekend looks good, warming trend next week still in the cards..

Forecast: Today, mostly cloudy with highs in the mid 80s.

Tonight, becoming cloudy with rain developing after 2AM, lows around 70.

Friday, Showers very likely into Friday evening, highs in the 70s.

Saturday after early cloudy cloudy skies, becoming partly sunny, high around 80.

Sunday, sunny, a little warmer, highs in the mid 80s.

Monday, mostly sunny with a chance of an afternoon thunderstorm, high near 90.

Tuesday, again mostly sunny with a chance of an afternoon thunderstorm, highs in the low 90s.

Wednesday, mostly sunny, high in the upper 80s.

Marine Forecast: Today, Northeast wind around 10 knots, seas to 3 feet.
Outlook, near small craft advisory levels on Friday into early Saturday with winds near 20 knots and seas to 5 feet. Seas and winds diminishing Sunday into early next week.

Another hot July 18th, relief is on the way preceded by a good chance of strong storms!


I have been keeping daily records for nearly 40 years and today, July 18th has the most 90 degree plus days than any other day of the year and today will make it 20 out of 40. We are starting out very warm with lows not going much below 80 degrees over the area. Strong to severe storms later in the day and evening are likely. Tomorrow will be less hot and less humid and by Friday we may have a nice rainfall with temperatures only reaching the 70s.. Weekend looks good, dry and in the 80s, warming trend next week, again!.

Forecast: Today, partly sunny with thunderstorms developing mainly after 4PM, some storms will be accompanied by small hail, strong winds and very heavy rain along with cloud to ground lightning, highs in the upper 90s.

Tonight: Thunderstorms likely mainly before 2am, lows in the low 70s.

Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight chance of a shower, high near 90.

Friday, mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high around 80.

Saturday and Sunday, mostly sunny with highs in the mid 80s.

Monday partly sunny with a chance of shower, highs near 90.

Tuesday, mostly sunny with highs in the upper 80s.

Marine Forecast: Today, south-southwest winds to 12 knots, seas to 4 feet, scattered thunderstorms this afternoon and evening.
Outlook: Near advisory level seas and winds from Friday into early Saturday, seas up to 5 feet, winds to 20 knots, otherwise sub-advisory level conditions into early next week.

Another very hot couple days coming up but relief is on the way!


This morning had temperatures that bottomed out around 70 degrees, the humidity is not all that bad with dew points in the low 60s. It will become very hot today and again on Wednesday with increasing humidity. Strong to severe thunderstorms likely tomorrow afternoon and evening as a cold front approaches. Cooler and drier air will dominate the weather from Thursday into the weekend. Next week looks quite warm but at this time we should not have the intense heat that we will experience these next two days..

Forecast: Today, mostly sunny and hot, high in the upper 90s

Tonight, mostly clear and quite warm, low only dropping to the mid-upper 70s.

Wednesday, quite hot and more humid, partly sunny with thunderstorms developing some of these storms may be strong to severe, high in the mid 90s.

Thursday, chance of a morning shower then clearing, not as hot and less humid, high in the upper 80s.

Friday, partly sunny, highs in the low 80s.

Saturday and Sunday, mostly sunny with highs in the mid 80s.

Monday, mostly sunny, highs approaching 90 degrees.

Marine Forecast: Today, Winds becoming southwest around 10 knots, seas 2-3 feet.
Outlook, mainly sub-advisory level conditions but we may approach those levels with the cold front Wednesday into Thursday morning along with a chance of strong thunderstorms.

Clouds and rain have moved away, now here comes the heat again!


Yesterday for the most part was dry, my backyard rain gauge picked up about .25″ of rain mostly in a thunderstorm around 9PM. Much heavier rain fell to our north across Orange and Westchester counties as well as southeastern Connecticut where over 2 inches fell..
The rain and clouds have moved offshore and now we will have three days of intense heat before a cold front moves through late Wednesday night. The end of this week into the weekend look cooler and less humid with highs in the 80s. Latest indications show more heat for the beginning of next week..

Forecast: Today, sunny with a high in the mid 90s.

Tonight, mostly clear, low around 70.

Tuesday, sunny and very hot, highs in the upper 90s.

Wednesday, partly sunny, hot and humid with a chance of thunderstorms late in the day, highs in the mid 90s.

Thursday, partly cloudy, high in the upper 80s

Friday through Sunday, mostly sunny with highs in the mid 80s..

Marine Forecast: Today, west wind less than 10 knots, seas 3 feet.
Sub-advisory level winds and seas through the weekend, chance of thunderstorms Wednesday and Wednesday night.

Warm and muggy Sunday with showers and thunderstorms likely!


Tricky forecast today but one thing for sure is that it will be a very humid day, although skies will be mostly cloudy there will be peaks of sun from time to time. Best chance of rain will be in showers this morning and in thunderstorms toward evening. Don’t cancel any outdoor plans but keep an eye to the sky.. Very hot weather into the middle of the week.

Forecast: today, mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely especially this morning and again toward evening, very humid, highs in the upper 80s.

Tonight, Showers and thunderstorms likely. some storms may contain very heavy rain, lows in the low 70s.

Monday,mostly sunny and hot, highs mid 90s.

Tuesday, mostly sunny and hot, highs in the upper 90s.

Wednesday, mostly sunny but a chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms as a cold front approaches, highs in the mid 90s.

Thursday, mostly sunny less hot and humid, high in the upper 80s.

Friday, sunny and warm, highs in the upper 80s

At this point next weekend looks dry with highs mainly in the upper 80s.

Marine forecast: Today, south-southwest winds to 10 knots, seas to 3 feet, chance of thunderstorms.
Outlook: Mainly sub-advisory seas and winds through the week, however seas and winds may be near small craft advisory levels on Wednesday as a cold front approaches.