Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Thursday morning and temperatures range from 61 in Clifton down to 51 at High Point. Winds are mainly light from the north-northwest. The air quality is good with an index of 26.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MAY 21ST:

AVERAGE HIGH: 73 AVERAGE LOW: 53

RECORD HIGH: 95 – 2022 RECORD LOW: 37 – 2002

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 94 LOW: 64 PRECIPITATION: .09″

Much cooler today with a period of light rain mainly from 9 a.m. through 3 p.m. as a disturbance along the cold front to our south moves through our area. High temperatures will be around 30 degrees cooler than yesterday with readings in the mid 60s. Rainfall amounts should be less than 1/10th of an inch.

Weak high pressure will give us a partly sunny and cool day on Friday.

Chilly Saturday and Sunday with periods of rain as a stronger low pressure disturbance moves through our area. Rainfall amounts should average between 1/2″ to 1″. Not ideal weather for the holiday weekend but we need this rain for our long time drought.

Memorial Day will be milder with still a chance of showers.

Warmer Tuesday and Wednesday and we should stay dry.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 21 – Cloudy and much cooler with light rain mainly from 9 a.m. through 3 p.m., highs in the mid 60s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, lows in the low 50s.

FRIDAY – MAY 22 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 60s.

SATURDAY – MAY 23 – Cloudy and cool with periods or rain, highs in upper 50s.

SUNDAY – MAY 24 – Cloudy and cool with periods of rain, highs in the low 60s.

MEMORIAL DAY – MAY 25 – Mostly cloudy and milder with a chance of showers, highs in the low 70s.

TUESDAY – MAY 26 – Partly sunny and warmer, highs near 80.

WEDNESDAY – MAY 27 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – North-northeast winds to 10 knots, seas 2-3 feet.

OUTLOOK: Advisories expected Friday through Memorial Day.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures are unseasonably warm once again with readings ranging from 74 in Clifton down to 62 at Sandyston. Winds are calm or light southwesterly. The air quality is moderate with an index of 51.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MAY 20TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 73 AVERAGE LOW: 53

RECORD HIGH: 95 – 1996 RECORD LOW: 37 – 2002

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 96 (Record) LOW: 70 PRECIPITATION: NONE

One last day of this impressive May heatwave as the Bermuda high pressure moves further off the Carolina coast and a strong cold front approaches from the west. We should see an increase in clouds during the day with showers and thunderstorms are likely after 2 p.m.

Much cooler on Thursday but we will have a chance of lingering light showers mainly in the morning as the front moves further to the south.

Canadian high pressure will give us a dry and cool Friday.

The front to our south will gradually move to our north causing an onshore flow of cool air along with showers Saturday and Sunday. Not good weather for the holiday weekend but we do need the rain.

Slightly milder on Memorial Day but there will still be a chance of a shower.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 20 – Increasing cloudiness with a chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm mainly after 2 p.m, highs in the low 90s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, lows in the upper 50s.

THURSDAY – MAY 21 – Cloudy with a chance of showers mainly in the morning, much cooler, highs in the mid 60s.

FRIDAY – MAY 22 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 60s.

SATURDAY – MAY 23 – Cloudy and cool with showers, highs in the upper 50s.

SUNDAY – MAY 24 – Cloudy with showers likely mainly in the morning, highs in the low 60s.

MEMORIAL DAY – MAY 25 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, not as cool, highs in the low 70s.

TUESDAY – MAY 26 – Partly sunny with still a chance of a shower, highs in the upper 70s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southwest winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected for Thursday; advisories expected Friday and Saturday; advisories possible for higher seas on Sunday.

Have a nice day and stay safe and cool!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Tuesday morning and once again temperatures are unseasonably warm with readings ranging from 72 in Clifton down to 61 at Walpack. Winds are calm or light southwesterly. The air quality is moderate with an index of 67.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MAY 19TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 72 AVERAGE LOW: 53

RECORD HIGH: 93 – 2017 RECORD LOW: 34 – 2002

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 92 LOW: 67   PRECIPITATION: NONE

Bermuda high pressure ridge off the Carolina coast will give us a west-southwest flow of very hot air today along with sunny skies. High temperatures will be well up into the 90s. My record since 1973 for today is 93 and we should easily break that record. The Central Park record is 99 degrees while Newark’s airport the record is 98 both set in 1962 which also is the highest May temperatures on record.

Still hot on Wednesday but we should see an increase in clouds as a cold front approaches our area from the west. Showers and possibly some strong thunderstorms mainly after 2 p.m.

The front will move offshore on Thursday as a Canadian high pressure brings much cooler air into the region.

It should be mainly dry during the day on Friday but the front to our south will start to move back to the north which will give us a chance of showers after 2 p.m. with most of the showers will be after 8 p.m. Friday night.

A rather crappy holiday weekend with periods of rain Saturday and Sunday and with the clouds and an onshore wind flow high temperatures will struggle to reach 60 degrees on Saturday then be in the mid-upper 60s on Sunday.

At this point Memorial Day will be dry but mostly cloudy with slightly milder temperatures as high pressure builds toward our area.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 19 – Sunny, breezy and very hot, highs in the upper 90s. Wind gusts to 25 mph.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy and unseasonably mild, lows in the upper 70s.

WEDNESDAY – MAY 20 – Increasing cloudiness and breezy with showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m., highs in the low 90s, wind gusts to 28 mph.

THURSDAY – MAY 21 – Partly sunny and much cooler, highs near 70.

FRIDAY – MAY 22 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after 2 p.m., highs in the mid 60s. Showers expected after 8 p.m.

SATURDAY – MAY 23 – Cloudy and chilly with showers, highs only near 60.

SUNDAY – MAY 24 – Cloudy with showers likely, highs in the upper 60s.

MEMORIAL DAY – MAY 25 – Mostly cloudy, highs in the low 70s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory will be in effect from noon through midnight for southerly winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 3-5 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected for Thursday; advisories expected mainly for higher seas Friday and Saturday.

Have a nice day and stay cool and safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Monday morning and temperatures are unseasonably mild with readings ranging from 69 in Clifton down to 55 at Walpack. Winds are calm or light southwesterly. The air quality is good with an index of 45.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MAY 18TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 72 AVERAGE LOW: 53

RECORD HIGH: 95 – 2017 RECORD LOW: 38 – 1983

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 90 LOW: 62 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Today will be hot again as the expected back door cold front will stay to our north and we will have a southwest flow from the Bermuda high pressure off the coast.

Tuesday will even be hotter with high temperatures reaching the mid-upper 90s. Central Park’s record for the highest May temperature was on May 19, 1962 and we will come close to that record.

Wednesday will still be hot but an approaching cold front will give likely give us showers and possibly some thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening.

Dry and much cooler Thursday through the day on Friday as a Canadian high pressure builds toward our area.

Unsettled weather for the holiday weekend with showers likely Friday night through Sunday with below normal temperatures. Conditions were much more summer-like this past weekend.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 18 – Sunny, highs in the low 90s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, lows in the low 70s.

TUESDAY – MAY 19 – Mostly sunny and very hot, highs in the upper 90s.

WEDNESDAY – MAY 20 – Mostly cloudy and breezy with showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2 p.m., highs in the low 90s.

THURSDAY – MAY 21 – Partly sunny and much cooler, highs near 70.

FRIDAY – MAY 22 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers after 2 p.m., highs in the upper 60s, showers likely at night.

SATURDAY – MAY 23 – Cloudy with showers likely, highs in the mid 60s.

SUNDAY – MAY 24 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely, highs in the upper 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – South-southeast winds to 10 knots, seas 2-3 feet.

OUTLOOK: Advisories possible Tuesday and Wednesday; no advisories expected for Thursday and Friday.

Have a nice day and stay safe and cool!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Sunday morning and temperatures are quite mild with readings ranging from 64 in Clifton down to 51 at Walpack. Winds are light from the west-southwest. The air quality is moderate with an index of 54.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MAY 17TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 72 AVERAGE LOW: 52

RECORD HIGH: 93 – 2017 RECORD LOW: 35 – 1983

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 82 LOW: 50 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Today will be a hot day with high temperatures near 90. The winds will be lighter than yesterday. Skies will be sunny as a high pressure ridge off the Carolina coast dominates our weather.

A weak back door cold front will briefly move to our south on Monday and we should have more of an onshore wind, still high temperatures should rise well up into the 80s.

The front will move to our north early Tuesday morning and we will have a west-southwest flow of very hot air with temperatures rising to the mid 90s along with mostly sunny skies.

Wednesday will be less hot as a cold front approaches our area that will likely give us showers and possibly some thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and at night.

Canadian high pressure will then build into the area for Thursday and Friday giving us much cooler air along with partly to mostly sunny skies both days.

The front to our south may move close enough on Saturday to cause some showers, temperatures will remain seasonably cool.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 17 – Sunny, highs near 90.

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

MONDAY – MAY 18 – Sunny, highs in the upper 80s.

TUESDAY – MAY 19 – Sunny and very hot, highs in the mid 90s.

WEDNESDAY – MAY 20 – Increasing clouds with showers likely and possibly some thunderstorms after 2 p.m., highs in the low 90s.

THURSDAY – MAY 21 – Mostly sunny and much cooler, highs in the low 70s.

FRIDAY – MAY 22 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 60s.

SATURDAY – MAY 23 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, highs near 70.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds gusting to 10 knots, seas 3 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is a cool 53 degrees.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected for Monday; advisories possible for Tuesday and Wednesday; no advisories expected for Thursday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!