Good morning!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Saturday morning and once again it is warm and humid with temperatures mainly around 70 degrees, winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 11.

AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW: 65

RECORD HIGH: 99 – 1988 RECORD LOW: 55 – 2002

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 76 LOW: 72 PRECIPITATION: 3.27″

Tropical storm Fay has moved north of our area up the Hudson Valley after dumping 3.27″ of rain in Clifton.

Today will be a partly sunny and quite warm day with very high humidity with dew points in the mid 70s. Showers and thunderstorms are likely to develop later this afternoon and continue into this evening. Rain may again be heavy at times which may cause additional flooding in some areas.

Sunday will be a dry day and will be hot, but the humidity will be lower than today with dew points in the mid 60s.

A front will give our area a good chance of showers and thunderstorms on Monday.

The rest of next week looks mainly dry and very warm, the humidity will be moderate Tuesday and Wednesday but increase later in the week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 11 – Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely this afternoon, some storms may be accompanied by heavy rain and gusty winds, very humid, highs in the upper 80s.

TONIGHT – Chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening then partly cloudy after midnight, low in the upper 60s.

SUNDAY – JULY 12 – Sunny and less humid in the afternoon, high in the low 90s.

MONDAY – JULY 13 – Partly sunny and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 80s.

TUESDAY – JULY 14 – Sunny, high in the upper 80s.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 15 – Sunny, high near 90.

THURSDAY – JULY 16 – Mostly sunny, high near 90.

FRIDAY – JULY 17 – Partly sunny, high in the low 90s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 8 p.m. this evening for southerly winds to 30 knots, seas 4-7 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is a very high 77 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Sunday through Wednesday.

Have a nice and safe weekend!

Good morning!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Friday morning and once again it is warm and muggy with temperatures ranging from the low 70s in Clifton down to the upper 60s further inland. The humidity is high with dew points up to the low 70s. The wind now is mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 10TH!

AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW 65

RECORD HIGH: 102 – 1988 RECORD LOW: 56 – 1991

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 92 LOW: 71 PRECIPITATION: NONE

The main story today will be the approach of Tropical Storm Fay that will be moving into our area today. Rain from this system will begin around 10 a.m. and become very heavy this afternoon and continue into this evening. Flash flooding is likely with rainfall totals of 2-4 inches with higher amounts possible. As the storm gets closer to our area we will have some briefly strong winds late this afternoon into this evening with gusts to 40 mph possible.

The storm will move into New England on Saturday but a low pressure trough in our area will likely give us showers and thunderstorms. With more sunshine it will become quite warm and humid.

Quite warm and humid again on Sunday but with only a chance of some scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening.

Quite warm to hot most of next week with somewhat lower humidity. There will be a chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday and Tuesday but at this point Wednesday and Thursday look to be dry.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 10 – Becoming cloudy with rain developing around 10 a.m. Rain becoming very heavy at times with a chance of thunderstorms, high near 80.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with heavy rain in the evening with tropical storm winds possible, muggy with low in the low 70s.

SATURDAY – JULY 11 – Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon and evening, humid, highs in the upper 80s.

SUNDAY – JULY 12 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, humid, high in the low 90s.

MONDAY – JULY 13 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

TUESDAY – JULY 14 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 80s.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 15 – Mostly sunny, high near 90.

THURSDAY – JULY 16 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 90s.

MARINE FORECAST: A tropical storm warning is in effect! Winds southwest and increasing to 30-40 knots, seas increasing to 5-8 feet.

OUTLOOK – Small craft advisories possible Saturday through Monday; no advisories expected for Tuesday.

Despite the stormy weather try to have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Thursday morning and temperature are mild with readings ranging from the low 70s in Clifton down to the upper 60s further inland. The winds are mainly calm and the humidity is high with some patchy fog in some inland areas.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 9TH!

AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW: 65

RECORD HIGH: 98 – 1993 RECORD LOW: 55 – 1995

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 88 LOW: 73 PRECIPITATION: TRACE

Yesterday in Clifton we only had a trace of rain while some areas in upper Bergen County had over two inches of rain while Newark had over an inch.

Today will be a quieter day with mostly sunny skies, it will continue to be very warm and humid but we should stay dry.

A coastal low that may develop into Tropical Storm Fay will move into the area tomorrow with rain heavy at times beginning in the morning and lasting into the evening. Winds will not be that strong in our area but some gusty winds are possible along the coast. Rainfall amounts of 1-2 inches are likely with possibly higher amounts.

The weekend will be quite warm to hot with showers and thunderstorms likely on Saturday and a lesser chance of showers on Sunday, it will continue to be humid.

Continued very warm to hot weather into the middle of next week with showers and thunderstorms possible Monday and Tuesday afternoons.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 9 – Mostly sunny, hot and humid, high near 90.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy and muggy, low in the low 70s.

FRIDAY – JULY 10 – Cloudy with rain and a chance of thunderstorms, rain may be heavy at times, high near 80. Rainfall amounts of one to two inches with higher amounts posible.

SATURDAY – JULY 11 – Partly sunny and humid with showers and thunderstorms likely mainly in the afternoon and evening, high near 90.

SUNDAY – JULY 12 – Mostly sunny and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the low 90s.

MONDAY – JULY 13 – Partly sunny and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

TUESDAY – JULY 14 – Partly sunny and humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 80s.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 15 – Mostly sunny and a little less humid, high near 90.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southeast winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 75 degrees.

OUTLOOK – A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 4 a.m Friday morning until 6 p.m. Friday evening: no advisories expected Saturday through Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and again it is quite warm and humid with temperatures ranging form the low 70s in Clifton down to the upper 60s further inland, winds are mainly calm and the humidity is high with mostly dew points in the lower 70s.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 8TH

AVERAGE HIGH 85 AVERAGE LOW 65

RECORD HIGH: 99 – 1993 RECORD LOW: 54 – 2000

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 84 LOW: 70 PRECIPITATION: – NONE.

Today will be a mostly cloudy day and it will be quite warm and humid with showers likely this afternoon and evening, some showers may be heavy at times.

Dry, hot and humid weather on Thursday as high pressure builds into our area.

Low pressure off the southeast coast may develop into a tropical system as it moves up the east coast on Friday. Rain from the system is likely in our area and depending on the track the rain could be heavy at times. If the system becomes a tropical storm the name will be “Fay”

Quite warm and humid weather will continue into the weekend and a couple of fronts or troughs could touch off some showers and thunderstorms each afternoon and evening with the best chance of rain being on Saturday.

Still warm early next week but it may become slightly less humid, there still will be a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 8 – Mostly cloudy and humid with showers likely this afternoon with a chance of thunderstorms, high in the upper 80s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, muggy with lows in the low 70s.

THURSDAY – JULY 9 – Mostly sunny, hot and humid, high near 90.

FRIDAY – JULY 10 – Mostly cloudy and humid with showers likely and chance of thunderstorms, high in the low 80s.

SATURDAY – JULY 11 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms, humid, high in the upper 80s.

SUNDAY – JULY 12 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, humid, high near 90.

MONDAY – JULY 13 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

TUESDAY – JULY 14 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 10 knots, seas 1-2 feet. Point pleasant beach’s ocean temperature is 75 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected during the day on Thursday; advisories possible Thursday night; advisories expected Friday and Saturday; no advisories expected on Sunday.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures range from near 70 in Clifton down to the low 60s further inland, winds are mainly calm and the humidity is high.

CLIFTON’S WEATHER ALMANAC FOR JULY 7TH.

AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW 65

RECORD HIGH: 100 – 2010 RECORD LOW: 55 – 2001

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 95 LOW: 69 PRECIPITATION: 2.09″

Yesterday’s heavy rain dumped over 2 inches of rain in one hour between 4 and 5 p.m. that caused considerable flooding in Clifton.

Today will not be as hot as an onshore flow along with considerable cloudiness will keep high temperatures in the 80s but the humidity will be high with dew points near 70. Also some scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms are possible but we should not have the widespread flooding as we had yesterday.

Warmer and continued humid on Wednesday with still a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening.

We should be dry, hot and humid on Thursday.

A coastal low with possibly some tropical characteristics will likely give us rain possibly heavy Friday into Saturday, it will remain humid.

More showers are possible on Sunday as a weak front moves through the area and it will remain quite warm and humid.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 7 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms, humid with highs in the mid 80s.

TONIGHT – JULY 8 – Mostly cloudy and muggy, low in the low 70s.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 9 – Mostly cloudy and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 80s.

THURSDAY – JULY 10 – Partly sunny and humid, high near 90.

FRIDAY – JULY 11 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms, heavy rain possible, humid, high in the low 80s.

SATURDAY – JULY 12 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, humid, high near 90.

SUNDAY – JULY 13 – Mostly sunny and humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the low 90s.

MONDAY – JULY 14 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southeast winds to 10 knots, seas 1-2 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 74 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Wednesday and Thursday; small craft advisories likely Friday and Saturday.

Have a nice day a stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Monday morning and temperatures are warm again with readings ranging from the mid 70s in Clifton down to the upper 50s further inland, winds are light southwesterly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 6TH

AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW: 65

RECORD HIGH: 103 – 2010 RECORD LOW 54 – 2001

YESTERDAY: HIGH: 95 LOW: 69 PRECIPITATION – NONE

Today will be another hot day, but we should likely have some showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and this evening. Some of these storms may be accompanied by gusty winds and small hail. Temperatures will rise again into the 90s and the humidity will be moderate with dew points in the low to mid 60s.

Tuesday will have more cloud cover so it will not be as hot, there will be a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly in the afternoon and evening.

Becoming more humid Wednesday and Thursday along with very warm to hot temperatures. There is a chance of showers on Wednesday but at this point Thursday looks to be dry.

A potential coastal storm with possibly some tropical characteristics will give us a chance of rain that may be heavy Friday into Saturday. It will continue to be very warm and humid through the weekend.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 6 – Increasing cloudiness with showers and thunderstorms likely after 3 p.m., some storms may be accompanied by gusty winds and small hail, high in the low 90s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, low near 70.

TUESDAY – JULY 7 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly after 10 a.m., high in the mid 80s.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 8 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

THURSDAY – JULY 9 – Partly sunny, high near 90.

FRIDAY – JULY 10 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 80s.

SATURDAY – JULY 11 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

SUNDAY – JULY 12 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 10 knots, seas less than 1 foot. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 73 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Tuesday through Thursday; possible small craft advisories for Friday.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Skies across the area are mostly cloudy early on this Sunday morning and temperatures are mild with readings ranging from near 70 in Clifton down to the upper 50s further inland, winds are mainly calm or light southwesterly and the humidity is high with some patchy fog in some areas.

CLIFTON ALMANAC DATA FOR JULY 5TH.

AVERAGE HIGH: 84 AVERAGE LOW: 65

RECORD HIGH: 99 – 2010 RECORD LOW: 52 – 1979

YESTERDAY: HIGH 89 LOW 68 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure building over the area will give us mostly sunny skies today after some early morning cloudiness, temperatures will be hot with most highs in the low 90s. The humidity will be moderate with dew points in the 60s.

Very warm to hot weather will continue for much of this week and there will be a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms each day.

There is a chance a coastal low pressure with possible tropical characteristics may cause heavier rain late Friday into Saturday but the models at this time disagrees with the track of this low, with the GFS moving the low into our area while the European computer model has the low well offshore with little of no impact to our area.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 5 – Sunny and hot, high in the low 90s.

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

MONDAY – JULY 6 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the low 90s.

TUESDAY – JULY 7 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 80s.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 8 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the low 90s.

THURSDAY – JULY 9 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the low 90s.

FRIDAY – JULY 10 — Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 80s.

SATURDAY – JULY 11 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – South-southeast winds to 10 knots, seas 1 foot or less. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 72 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Monday through Thursday.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this 4th of July and temperatures range mainly from the mid to upper 60s, winds are mainly calm and the humidity is still high.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 4TH

AVERAGE HIGH:  84 AVERAGE LOW:  64

RECORD HIGH: 98 – 1974  RECORD LOW: 48 – 1986

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 93  LOW: 72 PRECIPITATION: – .09″

A back door cold front came through last night accompanied by some thunderstorms. Today high pressure over New England will give us a mostly sunny day after early morning cloudiness, temperatures will be a little lower than the last couple of days.

High pressure building into our area will give us another sunny day on Sunday but the temperatures will rise again with highs in the low 90s.

Next week will be quite warm to hot with a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, but each day will not be a washout and most areas will remain dry. The humidity levels will increase each day and by the end of the week the dew points will be near or above 70 degrees.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 4 – Becoming mostly sunny, high in the upper 80s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low near 70.

SUNDAY – JULY 5 – Sunny, high in the low 90s.

MONDAY – JULY 6 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

TUESDAY – JULY 7 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 8 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

THURSDAY – JULY 9 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the low 90s.

FRIDAY – JULY 10 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Northeast winds to 10 knots, seas 1 foot. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 73 degrees

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Sunday through Wednesday.

Have a happy and healthy Independence Day!

Good morning!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this start of the holiday weekend and temperatures are very warm for this time of morning with readings ranging from the upper 70s in Clifton down to the low 60s further inland, winds are mainly calm and the humidity is moderate.

CLIFTON ALMANAC FOR JULY 3!

NORMAL HIGH 84 NORMAL LOW 64

RECORD HIGH: 95 – 2018 RECORD LOW: 51 – 2001

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 92 LOW: 66 PRECIPITATION – NONE

Today will be another hot day with showers and thunderstorms developing this afternoon as a back door cold front crosses the area this evening. Some of the storms may be accompanied by heavy rain and gusty winds. Some showers possible tonight as the front moves through

Dry weather for the rest of the holiday weekend, temperatures will be cooler on Independence Day and become warm to hot again on Sunday.

Hot weather will be with us much of next week and it will become increasingly humid. Afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms are possible each day but most of the time it will remain dry.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 3 – Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely mainly after 4 p.m., some storms may be accompanied by heavy rain and gusty winds, high in the low 90s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely mainly before 9 p.m., low around 70.

INDEPENDENCE DAY – JULY 4 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 80s.

SUNDAY – JULY 5 – Sunny, high near 90.

MONDAY – JULY 6 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the low 90s.

TUESDAY – JULY 7 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 8 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the low 90s.

THURSDAY – JULY 9 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the low 90s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 1 foot. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 73 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Saturday through Tuesday.

Have a happy and healthy holiday weekend!

Good morning!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Thursday morning and temperatures range from the mid 60s in Clifton down to near 60 further inland. The winds are mainly calm and the humidity is high with patchy fog in some of the area.

CLIFTON’S CLIMATE DATA FOR JULY 2.

AVERAGE HIGH: 84 AVERAGE LOW: 64

RECORD HIGH: 99 – 2018 RECORD LOW: – 51 – 2001

YESTERDAY: HIGH: 84 LOW 66 PRECIPITATION: .56″

Today will be warmer as the upper level low that has caused shower and thunderstorm activity the last few days has moved away and weak high pressure will build into the area. With plenty of sunshine, temperatures will be near 90. The humidity will not be that bad with dew points in the low 60s.

On Friday a back door cold front will give us a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. It will continue to be quite warm and the humidity will rise with dew points in the upper 60s.

The weather for Independence Day will be quite nice with near seasonable temperatures along with plenty of sunshine and low humidity.

Sunday will be a little warmer and skies will be mostly sunny.

Next week will be quite warm to hot. A weak disturbance may touch off some showers on Monday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 2 – Sunny, high near 90.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low in the low 70s.

FRIDAY – JULY 3 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the low 90s.

INDEPENDENCE DAY – JULY 4 – Partly sunny, high in the low 80s.

SUNDAY – JULY 5 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 80s.

MONDAY – JULY 6 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 80s.

TUESDAY – JULY 7 – Mostly sunny, high near 90.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 8 – Mostly sunny, high near 90.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 1-2 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 72 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Friday through Monday.

CLIFTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 2020.

June averaged 3.1 degrees above normal and was the warmest June since 2010. Highest temperature: 95 – 22nd Lowest temperature: 45 – 1st.

Precipitation was below normal with 2.62″ which was 63% of normal.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!