Skies are mostly clear early on this Monday morning and temperatures range from the mid 70s here in Clifton to around 70 further inland, it is still muggy with dew points around 70.

Today we should see plenty of sunshine, temperatures and humidity levels will not be as high as the past weekend but temperatures will still rise into the low 90s.

A warm front moving to our north on Tuesday will again cause an increase in humidity along with showers and thunderstorms, some of these storms may be accompanied by heavy rain and strong gusty winds.

A cold front will cross the area on Wednesday that may cause a shower mainly in the morning, the front will be followed by less humid air.

Mainly dry and seasonably warm weather with lower humidity Thursday through the weekend.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Mostly sunny, high in the low 90s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly after 2 a.m., low in the low 70s.

TUESDAY – Mostly cloudy and humid with showers and thunderstorms likely, some storms may contain very heavy rain and strong gusty winds, high near 90.

WEDNESDAY – Partly sunny with a chance of a thunderstorm mainly in the morning, less humid by the afternoon, high near 90.

THURSDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 80s.

FRIDAY – Mostly sunny, high near 90.

SATURDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 80s.

SUNDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 80s.

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – East wind to 7 knots, seas 1-2 feet.  Water temperatures are in the mid 70s.

OUTLOOK – Possible small craft advisories Tuesday night into Wednesday, no advisories expected Thursday and Friday.

Have a good day!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Sunday morning and temperatures are very warm again ranging from the upper 70s here in Clifton to around 70 further inland, winds are mainly calm.

Today we will have another day of excessive heat and humidity although dew points may be a little lower than on Saturday, there is a risk of an afternoon and evening thunderstorm but the storms will not be widespread and most areas will remain dry.

A weak cold front will cross the area tonight followed by less hot and humid air on Monday with only a slight chance of a shower.

A warm front will cross the area late on Tuesday and be in our area on Wednesday, look for a better chance of showers and thunderstorms, it will be quite warm and humid but not as oppressive as this weekend.

Still a chance of a mainly afternoon and evening thunderstorm on Thursday followed by dry weather Friday into next weekend with seasonably warm temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms, some storms may be accompanied by heavy rain and gusty winds, very hot and humid with highs in the mid 90s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, some storms may be accompanied by heavy rain and gusty winds, low in the mid 70s.

MONDAY – Partly sunny and a little less humid, high in the low 90s.

TUESDAY – Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms mainly in the afternoon and evening, high near 90.

WEDNESDAY – Mostly cloudy and humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 80s.

THURSDAY – Partly sunny with a chance of an afternoon and evening shower and thunderstorm, high near 90.

FRIDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 80s.

SATURDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 80s.

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – West winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet.  Water temperatures are in the upper 70s.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Monday and Tuesday but small craft advisories possible Wednesday and Thursday.

Have a good day!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Saturday morning and it is another very warm and muggy start to the day with temperatures ranging from the upper 70s here in Clifton to the low 70s further inland, winds are mainly calm.

The high heat and oppressive humidity will continue this weekend, temperatures both days will reach the mid-upper 90s and with dew points in the mid-upper 70s will cause heat indexes to rise to above 110 in many areas, an excessive heat warning is in effect.   Shower and thunderstorm activity will be a little less widespread today but become more numerous on Sunday as a cold front approaches the area.

A little less hot and humid this upcoming week but temperatures will still be near 90 each day with dew points dropping to the upper 60s to around 70 which is still rather sticky.  There will be a chance of showers each day with the best chance of rain Tuesday night into Wednesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY –  Sunny, very hot and humid with a chance of mainly afternoon showers and thunderstorms, some storms may be accompanied by heavy rain and strong gusty winds, high in the upper 90s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, some storms may be accompanied by heavy rain and strong gusty winds, humid, low in the upper 70s.

SUNDAY – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, some storms may be accompanied by heavy rain and strong gusty winds, high in the upper 90s.

MONDAY – Partly sunny, a little less hot and humid, high in the low 90s.

TUESDAY – Mostly cloudy with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

WEDNESDAY – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

THURSDAY – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

FRIDAY – Mostly sunny, high near 90.

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – Southerly winds to 15 knots, seas 2 feet.  Water temperatures are in the mid-upper 70s.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Sunday through Tuesday with possible small craft advisories on Wednesday.

Have a good day!

Skies are cloudy early on this Friday morning and temperatures are actually a little cooler than this time yesterday but the humidity remains high, there is some showers that will pass through the area early this morning.

The Bermuda high pressure that has been giving us the high heat and humidity will continue to control our weather through the weekend, high temperatures each day will be in the mid 90s and with dew points in the mid 70s will cause heat indexes to rise to 105-110 degrees, an excessive heat warning is in effect.   We should see a mix of sun and clouds and there is a chance or showers and thunderstorms mainly in the afternoon and evening hours, any storm may be accompanied by very heavy rain that may cause some localized flash flooding.

A front will approach the area Sunday night and be over or slight to our south through next week continuing the chance of showers and thunderstorms, temperatures and humidity levels will be lower than this weekend but still be on the uncomfortable side.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, some storms may contain very heavy rain, very hot and humid with highs in the mid 90s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy and humid with a chance of mainly evening showers and thunderstorms, some storms may contain very heavy rain, low in the upper 70s.

SATURDAY – Partly sunny very hot and humid with a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, some heavy rain possible, high in the mid 90s.

SUNDAY – Partly sunny very hot and humid with a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers with very heavy rain possible, high in the mid 90s.

MONDAY – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

TUESDAY – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 80s.

WEDNESDAY – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 80s.

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

MARINE FORECAST:   Small craft advisory issued till 2 a.m. on Saturday for south-southwest winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 4-5 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories possible over the weekend with no advisories expected Monday and Tuesday.

Have a good day!

Skies are cloudy early on this Thursday morning and it is very warm and muggy with temperatures ranging from the upper 70s here in Clifton to the low 70s further inland, there are some scattered showers falling mainly over northern Sussex and Passaic counties.

Yesterday the dew point indicator at my station registered 82.8 degrees which is the highest dew point recorded since my station went on line in 2012.

A Bermuda high pressure ridge will be in control of our weather today through the weekend with heat and humidity continuing along with a chance of showers and thunderstorms each day, some of these showers may contain torrential downpours and with the slow movement of these storms could cause some flash flooding,  however some areas may remain mainly dry.  Today the temperature will reach 90 degrees and then be in the mid 90s Friday through Sunday and with dew points in the 70s the heat index may rise to above 105 degrees.

A front will move into the area early next week which will cause a slight lowering of the heat and humidity but a chance of showers will continue.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Mostly cloudy and humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, heavy downpours possible, high near 90.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of mainly evening showers and thunderstorms, heavy downpours possible, muggy, low in the mid 70s.

FRIDAY – Mostly cloudy, very hot and humid with a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, heavy downpours possible, high in the mid 90s.

SATURDAY -Partly sunny, very hot and humid with a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, heavy downpours possible, high in the upper 90s.

SUNDAY – Partly sunny, very hot and humid with showers and thunderstorms likely, heavy downpours possible, high in the mid 90s.

MONDAY – Mostly cloudy and not as hot and humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 80s.

TUESDAY – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 80s.

WEDNESDAY – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the mid 80s.

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – Southerly winds to 11 knots, seas 2 feet.  Water temperatures are in the upper 70s.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected during the day on Friday with advisories possible Friday night through Sunday, no advisories again expected Monday and Tuesday.

Have a good day!