The Bottom Line Finally, we have finally turned the corner, and sustained warmth enters the forecast. There is a lot to love here. Especially with the Summer Solstice exactly one month away.
Temperatures across most of New Jersey will warm from the 70s into the 80s through the first part of the week. The coast will be significantly cooler, as usual, with a general on-shore breeze on Monday and then a sea breeze firing up for Tuesday and Wednesday. The workweek only has one chance of rain plugged in, and that is on Thursday.
With the growing heat and humidity, strong thunderstorms are a possibility. The Memorial Day Weekend forecast is another "mixed bag" situation — just like practically every weekend here in New Jersey since March. We are still a day or two away from piecing together a detailed outlook, but we can talk about how things stand now and potential trouble spots.
Monday Monday's only weather nuisance is wind direction. The placement of a dome of high pressure (rotating clockwise) over New England will put southeasterly winds over New Jersey. That is, of course, an on-shore breeze.
Ocean temperatures right now are between 58 and 63 degrees — still cool enough to have a dramatic impact on air temperatures near the ocean and bays. Monday morning is beautiful — mainly clear, crisp, and comfortably cool with temperatures in the 50s. Inland high temperatures are forecast to reach the mid 70s Monday afternoon.
But near the coast — specifically along and east of t.