Skies are clear early this Friday morning and temperatures range from the low 60s in the Clifton area to the mid 50s further inland, winds are light.

Today will be a rather pleasant start to the holiday weekend with plenty of sunshine and comfortable temperatures and humidity.

It now looks like Independance Day will be cloudy and cooler with rain likely, the best chance of rain will be in the afternoon to the early evening so we may be able to stay dry in the morning and then dry out before any fireworks celebrations at night.

Sunshine will return on Sunday with warm temperatures and comfortable humidity levels.

It appears that next week will be seasonably warm but we may have afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms Tuesday through Thursday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Mostly sunny, high in the low 80s.

TONIGHT – Increasing cloudiness, low in the mid 60s.

INDEPENDANCE DAY – Rain likely, mainly between 1 p.m to 8 pm, cool with highs only in the mid 70s.

SUNDAY – Sunny, high in the mid 80s.

MONDAY – Partly sunny, high in the mid 80s.

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

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

THURSDAY – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the upper 80s.

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – North-northwest wind to 10 knots, seas 1-2 feet.  Water temperatures are in the upper 60s.

OUTLOOK – Advisories possible on Saturday with no advisories expected Sunday through Tuesday.

Have a good day!

Skies are mostly clear early this Thursday morning and temperatures range from the mid 60s in the Clifton area to the upper 50s further inland, winds are nearly calm.

Today we will start off sunny but we should see an increase of clouds this afternoon, there is a slight chance of a shower this evening mainly across the southern parts of New Jersey, temperatures will be seasonably warm.

We can expect mostly sunny skies on Friday with again seasonably warm temperatures.

More clouds on Independence Day along with again a slight chance of a shower but most areas will remain dry, temperatures will be slightly cooler than normal.

Mostly sunny and warm conditions return on Sunday and last through at least the middle of next week.  Still no signs of any extended heat or oppressive humidity for at least the next two weeks.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Increasing cloudiness, high in the low 80s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, low in the low 60s.

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

INDEPENDANCE DAY – Mostly cloudy, high near 80.

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

MONDAY – Sunny, high in the mid 80s.

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

WEDNESDAY – Sunny, high in the mid 80s.

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 3 feet.  Water temperatures are near 70 degrees.

OUTLOOK:  Advisories possible Friday and Saturday especially over the southern New Jersey coastal waters, no advisories expected Sunday and Monday.

JUNE 2015 CLIMATE – Temperatures this past month averaged near normal, with a very cool beginning, a warmer than normal middle of the month and slightly cooler at the end of the month.  It was quite a wet June with nearly 7 inches of rain reported.   The highest temperature was 91 degrees on the 11th, with the lowest reading of 48 degrees on the 2nd.  The highest 24 hour rain amount was 2.99″ that fell from the 14th into the 15th.

Have a good day!

We have cloudy skies at daybreak this morning and temperatures range from the upper 60s in the Clifton area to the low 60s further inland, winds are light and it is rather muggy.  Strong thunderstorms that affected the Clifton area around 4:30 a.m. have moved to our east after dumping around 1/2 inch of rain in about 30 minutes, the storms were accompanied by frequent lightning.

Today will be a mostly cloudy day with still a risk of a shower or thunderstorm, temperatures will be warm.

Dry with plenty of sunshine both today and on Friday with lower humidity.

Independance Day should be mainly dry but I can’t rule out a shower in the afternoon.

Mostly sunny and warmer on Sunday!

Dry and warm early next week!

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the mid 80s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low in the upper 60s.

THURSDAY – Mostly sunny and less humid, high in the mid 80s.

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

INDEPENDANCE DAY – Mostly sunny with a slight chance of a shower, high near 80.

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

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

TUESDAY – Partly sunny, high in the upper 80s.

MARINE FORECAST:   Small craft advisory in effect till 6 a.m. on Thursday for high seas, winds southwest to 12 knots, seas 4-5 feet.  Water temperatures are around 70.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected on Thursday, advisories possible for high seas Friday and Saturday, no advisories expected on Sunday.

Have a good day!

Skies are mostly cloudy on this last day of June and temperatures range from the low 60s in Clifton to the upper 50s inland, winds are light.

Today will be a mostly cloudy day with a chance of showers and thunderstorms developing later this afternoon, temperatures and humidity will be a little higher today.

Showers and thunderstorms become more likely late tonight through Wednesday morning as a warm front approaches, still a chance of more showers in the afternoon, temperatures will be seasonably warm.

Thursday will be a mainly dry day but an afternoon showers is still possible.

The holiday weekend at this time should be seasonably warm and again mainly dry but there is a chance of afternoon showers on the 4th.

Still no indications of any heat waves through the middle of July.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3 p.m. high in the low 80s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening become more likely after midnight, low in the upper 60s.

WEDNESDAY – Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely in the morning and still a chance of showers in the afternoon, high in the mid 80s.

THURSDAY – Mostly sunny, chance of an afternoon and evening shower and thunderstorm, high in the low 80s.

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

INDEPENDANCE DAY – Mostly sunny with a chance of an afternoon and evening shower and thunderstorm,  high in the mid 80s.

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

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

MARINE FORECAST:   TODAY – South-southeast wind to 11 knots, seas 2 feet.  Water temperatures are around 70.

OUTLOOK – Advisories possible on Wednesday and again Friday and Saturday, no advisories expected on Thursday.

Have a good day!

We have partly cloudy skies early this Monday morning and temperatures are pleasantly cool ranging from around 60 in Clifton to the mid 50s further inland, winds are light.

Today will be a very pleasant late June day with plenty of sunshine and comfortably warm temperatures and humidity.

On Tuesday we should stay dry during the day but shower and thunderstorm chances increase at night.

Showers and thunderstorms are likely on Wednesday.

Thursday should be another pleasant dry day with seasonably warm temperatures.

For the time being we will forecast a dry holiday weekend with seasonably warm temperatures but I won’t be surprised if we see a shower or two especially on Friday and on the 4th.

There is no sign of any heat waves for our area through the first couple weeks of July.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Mostly sunny, high near 80.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low in the mid 60s.

TUESDAY – Partly sunny, high in the low 80s, chance of showers and thunderstorms at night.

WEDNESDAY – Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely, high in the mid 80s.

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

FRIDAY – Partly sunny, high in the low 80s.

INDEPENDANCE DAY – Partly sunny, high in the mid 80s.

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

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – West wind to 14 knots, seas 1-2 feet.  Water temperatures are around 70.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected through Friday!

Have a good day!