BY STEVEN DiMARTINO
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
High pressure will be in complete control today with clear skies to scattered cloud cover and winds from the northwest at 10 to 20 mph. Temperatures will be warmer today with highs in the lower to mid 80's along the coast and mid to upper 80's away from the coast.
Scattered clouds can be expected this evening on through tonight with winds decreasing to 5 to 10 mph and shifting to the southwest. Temperatures will fall into the upper 50's to mid 60's for lows tonight. A few areas of patchy fog will be possible towards morning.
A hazy, hot, and humid weather pattern will take hold over the Philadelphia and New York City metropolitan areas starting tomorrow and continuing on through early next week.
High pressure will shift off the coast and produce a southwesterly wind that will dry a very hot air mass from the Mississippi Valley into the southern and northern Mid Atlantic. While conditions are expected to be dry due to the increase in humidity, a stray afternoon shower or thunderstorm will be possible each afternoon and early evening. Also, fog will be a threat each morning as well.
Temperatures will range from the upper 60's to mid 70's for lows and upper 80's to mid 90's for highs through the period. Some locations may push into the upper 90's at times, especially in urban locations. The heat index will easily push into the mid to upper 90's throughout the period and could exceed 100 degrees at times.
