Good morning!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Friday morning and temperatures range from the mid 50s in Clifton down to the mid 40s further inland, winds continue to be a little gusty out of the north.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 11TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 66 AVERAGE LOW: 48

RECORD HIGH: 77 – 2018 RECORD LOW: 32 – 1986

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 70 LOW: 51 PRECIPITATION: NONE

The ocean storm continues to remain nearly stationary south of Long Island. The cloud shield for the storm is expected to move westward and we should see an increase in clouds over the area but we should not have any rain. Clouds should help keep temperatures on the cool side.

Another nice weekend is expected as the low moves further offshore, temperatures will be seasonable seasonably mild.

Dry with seasonable mild temperatures Monday and during the day on Tuesday.

A cold front coming through the area may touch off some showers Tuesday night into Wednesday.

Fair and cooler weather is expected for the end of next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 11 – Increasing cloudiness, high in the low – mid 60s.

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

SATURDAY – OCT 12 – Mostly sunny, high near 70.

SUNDAY – OCT 13 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 70s.

MONDAY – OCT 14 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 70s

TUESDAY – OCT 15 – Sunny, high in the upper 60s, chance of showers at night.

WEDNESDAY – OCT 16 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high in the upper 60s.

THURSDAY – OCT 17 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until 6 a.m. Saturday morning for northerly wind gusting to 45 knots, seas 7-12 feet.

OUTLOOK: Possible advisories Saturday and Sunday mainly for high seas; no advisories expected for Monday and Tuesday.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Skies are cloudy early on this Thursday morning and there are some showers mainly over the Hudson Valley, temperatures range from the low 50s in Clifton down to the mid 40s further inland, winds are gusty out of the north.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 10TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 66 AVERAGE LOW: 48

RECORD HIGH: 82 – 2018 RECORD LOW: 30 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 57 LOW: 51 PRECIPITATION: .37″

Note: On this day in 1979 we received our earliest trace of snow!

The pesky ocean storm will continue to give us windy and cool conditions in our area today and tomorrow along with a chance of mainly light rain or drizzle. Although it will be mainly cloudy we still may have some sunshine breaking through the clouds. Winds will continue to gust to near 35 mph.

Another dry weekend is likely as high pressure builds into the area producing more sunshine and milder tempertures. If we stay dry this weekend will make it the 8th straight weekend without measurable precipitation.

Mainly dry with seasonably mild temperatures Monday and Tuesday but a cold front will give our area a chance of showers Tuesday night into Wednesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 10 – Mostly cloudy and windy with a chance of rain, high in the low 60s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy and windy with a chance of rain, low around 50.

FRIDAY – OCT 11 – Cloudy and breezy with a chance of rain, high in the low 60s.

SATURDAY – OCT 12 – Mostly cloudy, high in the upper 60s.

SUNDAY – OCT 13 – Mostly sunny, high near 70.

MONDAY – OCT 14 – Sunny, high near 70.

TUESDAY – OCT 15 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 60s, chance of showers at night.

WEDNESDAY – OCT 16 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the mid 60sd.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until 6 a.m Saturday morning for northerly winds gusting to 40 knots, seas 8-13 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories still likely for high seas Saturday into early Sunday; no advisories expected the rest of Sunday into Monday.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Skies are cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures range from the mid 50s in Clifton down to the mid 40s further inland, winds are from the north-northeast.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 9TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 67 AVERAGE LOW: 48

RECORD HIGH: 83 – 2011 RECORD LOW: 31 – 2001

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 62 LOW: 55 PRECIPITATION: .09″

A storm off the coast will remain nearly stationary today through Friday producing a strong northeast flow of cool air, wind gusts to 35 mph are possible. Along with the wind there will be chances of mainly light rain through the period. Stronger winds and heavier rain is likely across coastal areas along with possible coastal flooding.

Sunshine with milder temperatures is expected over the weekend, there is a chance of a shower on Saturday as a weak cold front crosses the area.

Mainly dry with seasonable temperatures early next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 9 – Cloudy and breezy with a chance of light rain, high near 60.

TONIGHT – Cloudy and breezy, low in the upper 40s.

THURSDAY – OCT 10 – Cloudy and breezy with a chance of rain, high near 60.

FRIDAY – OCT 11 – Cloudy and breezy with a chance of rain, high in the low 60s.

SATURDAY – OCT 12 – Partly sunny with a chance of a shower, high in the upper 60s.

SUNDAY – OCT 13 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 60s.

MONDAY – OCT 14 – Sunny, high near 70.

TUESDAY – OCT 15 – Mostly sunny, high near 70.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until 6 a.m. Saturday morning for northerly winds gust to 40 knots, seas building to 7-15 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories still possible for high seas Saturday and Sunday.

Happy birthday to my wonderful daughter Bethany!

Good morning!

Skies across the area are cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and there is still some showers mainly across the Poconos into the Hudson Valley, temperatures range from the mid 50s in Clifton down to 50 further inland, winds are from the north.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 8TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 67 AVERAGE LOW: 49

RECORD HIGH: 88 – 2007 RECORD LOW: 32 – 1988

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 76 LOW: 58 PRECIPITATION .30″

High pressure building from the north will give our area partly sunny skies after early morning cloudiness, there is a chance of a light shower before 9 a.m., temperatures will be near seasonable levels.

Low pressure is expected to develop off our coast on Wednesday and stay nearly stationary through at least Thursday causing a chance of light rain both days along with cool temperatures and gusty northeast winds.

Friday will be mostly cloudy, breezy and cool but it should remain dry.

High pressure then will build in for the weekend with mainly dry conditions, temperatures will be near seasonable levels.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 8 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of a shower before 9 a.m. then becoming partly sunny, high in the upper 60s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, low around 50.

WEDNESDAY – OCT 9 – Mostly cloudy and breezy with a chance of light rain, high near 60.

THURSDAY – OCT 10 – Mostly cloudy and breezy with a chance of light rain, high near 60.

FRIDAY – OCT 11 – Mostly cloudy and breezy, high in the low 60s.

SATURDAY – OCT 12 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 60s.

SUNDAY – OCT 13 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 60s.

MONDAY – OCT 14 – Sunny, high in the upper 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 a.m. Wednesday morning for northeast winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 4-7 feet.

OUTLOOK – A gale watch has been posted effective from Wednesday morning through Friday afternoon; small craft advisories expected for high seas Saturday and Sunday.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Skies are cloudy early on this Monday morning and there are some scattered light showers in parts of the area, temperatures are unseasonably mild with readings ranging from the upper 60s in Clifton down to around 60 further inland, winds are light southerly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 7TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 67 AVERAGE LOW: 50

RECORD HIGH: 83 – 2007 RECORD LOW: 32 – 1986

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 69 LOW: 51 PRECIPITATION: TRACE

Today will be a mostly cloudy day and it will be unseasonably mild as high pressure moves off the coast and a cold front approaches from the west. There is a low chance of brief showers this morning but showers will become likely later this afternoon and at night as the front comes through.

High pressure will then build into the area on Tuesday giving us partly sunny skies and cooler temperatures.

A weak coastal low offshore may give us some rain Wednesday and Thursday along with cool temperatures.

Mainly fair weather with near seasonable temperatures Friday through the weekend.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 7 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers mainly after 2 p.m, unseasonably mild, high in the upper 70s.

TONIGHT – Showers possibly heavy at times this evening, cloudy, low in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – OCT 8 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 60s.

WEDNESDAY – OCT 9 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the low 60s.

THURSDAY – OCT 10 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the low 60s.

FRIDAY – OCT 11 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 60s.

SATURDAY – OCT 12 – Mostly cloudy, high in the upper 60s.

SUNDAY – OCT 13 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is now in effect until 6 p.m. Tuesday evening: TODAY – Southerly winds to 25 knots, seas 4-6 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories expected to continue Wednesday through Friday with possible gales.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Skies across the area are mostly cloudy early on this Sunday morning and temperatures are about ten degrees warmer than this time yesterday ranging from the low 50s in Clifton down to the mid 40s further inland, winds are light southerly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 6TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 68 AVERAGE LOW: 50

RECORD HIGH: 85 – 2007 RECORD LOW: 34 – 1992

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 62 LOW: 41 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure moving off the coast will cause a southerly flow of milder and somewhat more humid air into our area today, high temperatures will be about ten degrees milder than yesterday. There is a low chance of an afternoon shower. The southerly wind may gust to 20 mph this afternoon.

Warmer and a little more humid on Monday with showers likely mainly after 4 p.m., the rain may be heavy at times.

Some lingering showers Tuesday morning then it should be dry in the afternoon and night with cooler temperatures.

Yesterday at this time it looked like the rest of this week would be dry but now a low pressure off our coast may cause some rain Wednesday into Thursday with cool temperatures.

Fair weather then should return for Friday and Saturday with near normal temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 6 – Mostly cloudy and milder today with a chance of a shower, high near 70.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy and mild with a chance of showers, low in the mid 60s.

MONDAY – OCT 7 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely mainly after 4 p.m, humid and quite mild, high in the upper 70s.

TUESDAY – OCT 8 – Chance of a shower before noon then becoming partly sunny, high in the mid 60s.

WEDNESDAY – OCT 9 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the low 60s.

THURSDAY – OCT 10 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the mid 60s.

FRIDAY – OCT 11 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 60s.

SATURDAY – OCT 12 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is posted effective between 11 a.m this morning until 6 a.m. Monday morning for southerly winds to 25 knots, seas 3-5 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories possible Monday through Thursday.

Have a nice rest of the weekend!

Good morning!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Saturday morning and temperatures are the coolest so far this season as readings range from the low 40s in Clifton down to a chilly 28 degrees at Walpack, winds are light northerly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 5TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 68 AVERAGE LOW: 50

RECORD HIGH: 86 – 2007 RECORD LOW: 37 – 1996

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 63 LOW: 48 PRECIPITATION: .01

Strong high pressure to our north will give us a mostly sunny and cool day today, winds will be lighter than yesterday.

The high will move offshore on Sunday causing a southerly flow of milder air, skies will become mostly cloudy.

Monday will be quite mild ahead of a slow moving cold front, this front will likely cause rain that may be heavy at times Monday afternoon through early Tuesday morning.

High pressure then will dominate our weather Wednesday through Friday with plenty of sunshine along with near normal temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 5 – Sunny, high in the low 60s.

TONIGHT: – Increasing cloudiness, low around 50.

SUNDAY – OCT 6 – Mostly cloudy and milder, high in the low 70s.

MONDAY – OCT 7 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely developing by the afternoon, high in the upper 70s.

TUESDAY – OCT 8 – Chance of showers before 9 a.m. then becoming mostly sunny, high in the upper 60s.

WEDNESDAY – OCT 9 – Sunny, high in the upper 60s.

THURSDAY – OCT 10 – Sunny, high in the upper 60s.

FRIDAY – OCT 11 – Mostly sunny, high near 70.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 2 p.m this afternoon for northeast winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-6 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Sunday through the day on Monday; possible small craft conditions Monday night through Wednesday.

Enjoy the nice weather this weekend!

Good morning!

Skies remain cloudy early on this Friday morning and temperatures range from the mid 50s in Clifton down to around 50 further inland where there is some patchy fog.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 4TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 68 AVERAGE LOW: 51

RECORD HIGH: 87 – 2013 RECORD LOW: 34 – 1996

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 67 (recorded just after midnight) LOW: 51 PRECIPITATION: .53″

Low pressure will be moving off the New England coast as high pressure builds from the Great Lakes. Sunshine will return after early morning cloudiness and it will become breezy, high temperatures will be near normal.

Saturday will be mostly sunny and it will be cool, early morning temperatures will fall into the 30s over much of the area and there may be some patchy frost well inland.

A southerly flow will bring milder temperatures into the area on Sunday, we should see an increase in clouds but we should remain dry.

Quite mild on Monday ahead of a slow moving cold front, we will likely have rain Monday afternoon through early Tuesday morning, some of the rain may be heavy at times.

Dry weather is expected Tuesday through Thursday with near seasonable temperatures as high pressure builds into our area.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 4 – Becoming mostly sunny and breezy, high in the upper 60s.

TONIGHT – Clear and chilly, low around 40.

SATURDAY – OCT 5 – Sunny, high near 60.

SUNDAY – OCT 6 – Mostly cloudy, high in the low 70s.

MONDAY – OCT 7 – Mostly cloudy with rain likely mainly after 2 p.m., rain may be heavy at times, high in the mid 70s.

TUESDAY – OCT 8 – Chance of rain before 8 a.m. then becoming mostly sunny, high in the upper 60s.

WEDNESDAY – OCT 9 – Sunny, high in the upper 60s.

THURSDAY – OCT 10 – Sunny, high in the upper 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon. TODAY – Northwest winds to 30 knots, seas 4-6 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected later Saturday afternoon through Saturday night; possible advisories Sunday through Tuesday.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Light rain or drizzle is falling over many parts of our area early on this Thursday morning and temperatures have fallen to the low 50s in Clifton down to the low 40s further inland, there is a brisk northerly wind.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 3RD:

AVERAGE HIGH: 69 AVERAGE LOW: 51

RECORD HIGH: 81 – 2002 RECORD LOW: 35 – 2003

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 92 (Record high for October) LOW: 67 PRECIPITATION: .04

After the incredibly hot day yesterday today will be much cooler with periods of rain and drizzle through tonight as a low pressure moves along the front to our south. Daytime highs will be around 35 degrees cooler than yesterday.

Weak high pressure will then build into our area and we will have clearing. It will be breezy with temperatures slightly below normal.

Saturday will be chilly and early morning lows will dip into the 30s over much of our area. Skies will be sunny.

Milder air will move into our area on Sunday but a cold front approaching the area will give us a chance of showers at night.

Showers are likely on Monday with mild temperatures as the cold front moves through the area.

Cooler Tuesday and Wednesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 3 – Cloudy with periods of rain or drizzle, much cooler with highs in the upper 50s.

TONIGHT: Cloudy with periods of rain or drizzle, low in the low 50s.

FRIDAY – OCT 4 – Becoming mostly sunny and breezy, high in the mid 60s.

SATURDAY – OCT 5 – Sunny, high in the low 60s.

SUNDAY – OCT 6 – Mostly sunny in the morning, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, milder, high in the low 70s, chance of showers at night.

MONDAY – OCT 7 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely, high in the low 70s.

TUESDAY – OCT 8 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high in the upper 60s.

WEDNESDAY – OCT 9 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 a.m. Saturday morning. TODAY – northeast wind to 30 knots, seas 5-7 feet.

OUTLOOK – Possible small craft advisories during the day on Saturday; no advisories expected for Saturday night; advisories again possible Sunday and Monday.

Despite the dreary and cool weather try to have a nice day!

Good morning!

Skies across the area are partly cloudy and temperatures range from around 70 in Clifton down to around 60 further inland, these temperatures are about 20 degrees warmer than normal. Winds are light or calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 2ND:

AVERAGE HIGH: 70 AVERAGE LOW: 51

RECORD HIGH: 84 – 2013 RECORD LOW: 36 – 1997

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 84 (Record) LOW: 61 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure offshore ahead of a cold front will give our area a west-southwest flow of unseasonably warm air today with records likely. High temperatures will be close to 90 degrees. The highest October temperature since my records began in 1973 is 88 degrees set on October 8, 2007 so a new monthly high temperature for this month is also possible today. The cold front will cross the area this evening giving us a chance of showers and thunderstorms, also it will become much cooler behind the front with temperatures possibly dropping 20 degrees in an hour or two.

A low pressure along the front will cause periods of rain on Thursday and it will be chilly with highs only around 60 degrees.

Mostly fair and cool Friday and Saturday as high pressure builds into the area. Temperatures early Saturday morning may drop down into the 30s with possible frost well inland.

Milder on Sunday but another front may cause showers late in the day and at night.

Chance of showers Monday and Tuesday as another cold front crosses our area.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 2 – Mostly sunny, hot and humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3 p.m., high near 90.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, becoming much cooler, low in the low 50s.

THURSDAY – OCT 3 – Cloudy with showers likely, quite cool, high near 60.

FRIDAY – OCT 4 – Mostly sunny, breezy and cool, high in the mid 60s.

SATURDAY – OCT 5 – Sunny and cool, high in the low 60s.

SUNDAY – OCT 6 – Partly sunny and milder with a chance of afternoon and evening showers, high in the low 70s.

MONDAY – OCT 7 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the mid 70s.

TUESDAY – OCT 8 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high in the upper 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 a.m. Friday morning. TODAY – Southwest wind to 25 knots becoming northeast this evening and gusting to 30 knots, seas 4-6 feet. For those people that may go to the beach on this hot day there is a high risk of dangerous riptides due to Hurricane Lorenzo which was well out in the eastern Atlantic. Point Pleasant Beach ocean temperature is 70 degrees.

OUTLOOK: Advisories expected Thursday and Friday; no advisories expected for Saturday and Sunday.

CLIFTON’S WEATHER SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 2019:

Temperatures were 3 degrees above normal Highest temperature – 92 – 23rd; lowest 48 – 19th.

Precipitation only totaled 1.04″ making the month the driest September on record.

Enjoy the last hot day of the year today!