Good morning!

Another muggy early start on this Tuesday morning with temperatures ranging from the mid 70s in Clifton down to the mid 60s further inland. Skies are mostly clear. The humidity is high with dew points in our area in the low 70s. Winds are mainly calm or light southerly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 11TH!

AVERAGE HIGH: 84 AVERAGE LOW: 65

RECORD HIGH: 96 – 2016 RECORD LOW: 55 – 2007

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 96 LOW: 73 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A southwest flow from the offshore Bermuda high pressure will give us another hot and humid day today with heat indexes rising to near 100 degrees. A heat advisory continues in effect. We should stay dry but a pop up shower is possible further inland to our north and west.

A slow moving cold front will move into our area on Wednesday giving our area a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures will be a little lower but the humidity will stay high.

The front will stay in our area Thursday and Friday with showers and thunderstorms likely with some heavy rain possible. Temperatures will be lower again but the humidity will stay high.

Finally it looks like the weekend will be pleasant with temperatures a little below normal and with lower humidity along with dry conditions.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – AUG 11 – Mostly sunny, hot and humid, high in the low 90s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy, muggy, low in the low 70s.

WEDNESDAY – AUG 12 – Partly sunny and humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

THURSDAY – AUG 13 – Mostly cloudy in the morning then partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, humid, high in the mid 80s.

FRIDAY – AUG 14 – Partly sunny and humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the mid 80s.

SATURDAY – AUG 15 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 80s.

SUNDAY – AUG 16 – Mostly sunny, high near 80.

MONDAY – AUG 17 – Mostly cloudy early then becoming partly sunny, high in the low 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 15 knots, seas 1 foot. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 71 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Wednesday through Friday; possible advisories on Saturday.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Skies are mainly clear early on this Monday morning and it is quite warm and humid with temperatures ranging from the mid 70s in Clifton down to the mid 60s further inland. Winds are mainly calm and the humidity is high with some patchy fog in some inland areas.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 10TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 84 AVERAGE LOW 65

RECORD HIGH: 97 – 1973 RECORD LOW – 54 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 91 LOW: 69 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Hot and humid weather will be with us through Wednesday with high temperatures each day rising to the low 90s, and with dew points in the low 70s should raise heat indexes to close to 100. A heat advisory is in effect. The Bermuda high pressure ridge will dominate and we should stay dry Monday and Tuesday.

A slow moving cold front will approach our area Wednesday night and be near our area through the weekend. A good chance of showers Wednesday afternoon through the weekend with some heavy rain at times. Temperatures with the clouds and a light onshore wind will be lower but the humidity will stay high.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – AUG 10 – Sunny, hot and humid, high in the low 90s.

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

TUESDAY – AUG 11 – Mostly sunny, hot and humid, high in the low 90s.

WEDNESDAY – AUG 12 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, hot and humid with highs near 90.

THURSDAY – AUG 13 – Partly sunny and humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 80s.

FRIDAY – AUG 14 – Mostly cloudy and humid with a chance of showers, high in the low 80s.

SATURDAY – AUG 15 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high in the low 80s.

SUNDAY – AUG 16 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high in the low 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 10 knots, seas less than 1 foot. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 71 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories are expected Tuesday through Friday.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Sunday morning and there is some patchy fog in some areas. 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 ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 9TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 84 AVERAGE LOW: 66

RECORD HIGH: 100 – 2001 RECORD LOW: 50 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 88 LOW: 66 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Weak high pressure will give us mostly sunny skies after early morning cloudiness, temperatures will be a little warmer than yesterday and it will be humid with dew points near 70.

Hot and humid weather will be with us Monday through Wednesday with highs at or above 90 degrees, dew points will continue be near 70.

A slow moving cold front in our area will give us a chance of showers Wednesday night through the end of the week, some of the showers may be heavy at times. With more clouds the temperatures will be lower but the humidity will remain high.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – AUG 9 – Becoming mostly sunny and humid, high in the upper 80s.

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

MONDAY – AUG 10 – Mostly sunny, hot and humid, high in the low 90s.

TUESDAY – AUG 11 – Mostly sunny, hot and humid, high in the low 90s.

WEDNESDAY – AUG 12 – Mostly sunny, hot and humid, high near 90. Chance of showers at night.

THURSDAY – AUG 13 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, humid, high in the mid 80s.

FRIDAY – AUG 14 – Mostly cloudy and humid with a chance of showers, high in the mid 80s.

SATURDAY – AUG 15 – Mostly cloudy and humid with a chance of showers, high in the mid 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West-southwest winds becoming southerly gusts to 10 knots, seas 1 foot. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 70 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Monday through Thursday.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Saturday morning and temperatures range from the upper 60s in Clifton down to near 60 further inland. Winds are mainly calm and the humidity is on the high side.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 8TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 84 AVERAGE LOW: 66

RECORD HIGH: 96 – 2001 RECORD LOW: 50 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 81 LOW: 66 PRECIPITATION: .41″

The frontal system that gave us showers and thunderstorms have moved to our south and high pressure to our northwest will build into our area. Skies will be partly sunny and there is just a slight chance of a shower mainly to our south.

Mostly sunny and warmer on Sunday and it will be more humid with dew points close to 70.

Much of next week with be quite warm to hot and rather humid as the Bermuda high pressure dominates our weather. A slow moving cold front may touch off some showers and thunderstorms late in the week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – AUG 8 – Partly sunny, high in the low 80s.

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

SUNDAY – AUG 9 – Mostly sunny and humid, high in the upper 80s.

MONDAY – AUG 10 – Sunny and humid, high in the low 90s.

TUESDAY – AUG 11 – Mostly sunny and humid, high in the low 90s.

WEDNESDAY – AUG 12 – Partly sunny and humid, high near 90. Chance of showers at night.

THURSDAY – AUG 13 – Partly sunny and humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 80s.

FRIDAY – AUG 14 – Mostly cloudy and humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 2 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 71 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Sunday through Wednesday.

Have a nice weekend and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Rain is falling in our area early on this Friday morning and temperatures range from near 70 in Clifton down to the mid 60s further inland, winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S WEATHER ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 7TH.

AVERAGE HIGH: 84 AVERAGE LOW 66

RECORD HIGH: 95 – 2001 RECORD LOW: 51 – 1994

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 84 LOW 68 PRECIPITATION TRACE

A weak disturbance along a front to our south will cause showers and a chance of a thunderstorm. With an onshore flow and considerable cloudiness, temperatures will be below normal with most highs only in the upper 70s.

After a chance of an early morning shower on Saturday we should see some breaks in the clouds and it will become seasonably warm.

Sunday looks to be the best day of the weekend with mostly sunny skies and temperatures slightly above normal.

Quite warm to hot weather much of next week as a high pressure ridge offshore give us a southwest flow. Monday should be dry but there will be a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers Tuesday through the end of next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – AUG 7 – Cloudy with some showers and possibly a thunderstorm, high in the upper 70s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with a chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm, low in the upper 60s.

SATURDAY – AUG 8 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers before 9 a.m, high in the low 80s.

SUNDAY – AUG 9 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 80s.

MONDAY – AUG 10 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 90s.

TUESDAY – AUG 11 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

WEDNESDAY – AUG 12 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

THURSDAY – AUG 13 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – East-northeast winds to 10 knots, seas 2-3 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 72 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Saturday through Tuesday.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Thursday morning and temperatures range from the upper 60s in Clifton down to the upper 50s further inland. Winds are mainly calm and the humidity is moderate.

CLIFTON’S WEATHER ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 6TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 84 AVERAGE LOW: 68

RECORD HIGH: 95 – 2018 RECORD LOW: 52 – 1994

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 89 LOW 69 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure to our north will give us a dry day today but we should see an increase in clouds this afternoon as a weak front will be to our south. Temperatures will be cooler than yesterday due to a light onshore flow and more cloudiness.

A weak low pressure area along the front to our south will likely cause some showers late tonight into Friday, temperatures will continue to be slightly below normal.

Dry weather is expected this weekend, temperatures will be near seasonable on Saturday and warm to slightly above normal levels on Sunday.

Warmer and more humid weather is expected Monday through at least the middle of next week with a chance of afternoon and evening showers both Tuesday and Wednesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – AUG 6 – Partly sunny this morning, mostly cloudy this afternoon, high in the low 80s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after 9 p.m., low in the upper 60s.

FRIDAY – AUG 7 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely and possibly a thunderstorms, high in the upper 70s.

SATURDAY – AUG 8 – Partly sunny, high in the low 80s.

SUNDAY – AUG 9 – Sunny, high in the upper 80s.

MONDAY – AUG 10 – Mostly sunny, high near 90.

TUESDAY – AUG 11 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

WEDNESDAY – AUG 12 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 2 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 76 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Friday through Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures range from near 70 in Clifton down to near 60 further inland, winds are calm or light southwesterly. Humidity is on the high side with dew points near 70.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 5TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW: 66

RECORD HIGH: 96 – 2005 RECORD LOW: 56 – 1994

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 79 LOW: 69 PRECIPITATION: 1.59

Yesterday Tropical storm Isaias moved about 50 miles west of Clifton giving our area 1.59″ of rain while western parts of New Jersey received 4-6 inches. Winds were very strong in our area causing widespread power outages. My station recorded a 42.5 mph gust which was the highest wind speed since Hurricane Sandy, although since the station has many trees I estimate the winds actually gusted to 50-55 mph here.

Today will be a much quieter weather day with plenty of sunshine and temperatures slightly above normal. The humidity will be a little high this morning but drop by mid day.

Tomorrow again will be sunny but temperatures will be a little cooler as we will have more of an onshore wind.

There will be a chance of some showers Thursday night into Friday as a weak trough moves into the area.

The weekend should be dry with temperatures a little above seasonably levels.

At this time early next weeks looks to be quite warm with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms both Monday and Tuesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – AUG 5 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 80s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, low in the upper 60s.

THURSDAY – AUG 6 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 80s, chance of showers after midnight.

FRIDAY – AUG 7 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the low 80s.

SATURDAY – AUG 8 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 80s.

SUNDAY – AUG 9 – Sunny, high in the upper 80s.

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

TUESDAY – AUG 11 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 3-4 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 77 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Thursday through Saturday.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Skies are cloudy early this morning and there are some showers and imbedded thunderstorms in the area. Temperatures range from the low 70s in Clifton down to the upper 60s further inland, winds now are mainly calm and the humidity is high. Here in Clifton we received .66 of rain since midnight.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 4TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW: 66

RECORD HIGH: 97 – 2005 RECORD LOW: 57 – 1985

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 92 LOW: 69 PRECIPITATION: .17″

Isaias came ashore near the North and South Carolina border late last night as a 85 mph hurricane, now it has weakened slightly to a strong tropical storm with top winds of 70 mph as it is now located near the North Carolina and Virginia border. Isaias is expected to track just to our west today putting our region in the dangerous eastern section of the storm. Most of the flooding rains will be over western parts of New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania although we will still have occasional tropical downpours. Our area will likely have damaging winds and even a chance of some small tornadoes. The worst part of the storm will be between late this morning into early this evening. Rainfall in our area will be around 1-3 inches with 4-6″ to our west. Winds will gust to near hurricane force at times which will cause considerable damage to trees and power lines. Winds and rain will diminish by late tonight.

Wednesday will be a nice summer day with seasonably warm temperatures and moderate humidity along with mostly sunny skies.

Most of the rest of this week into the weekend will be seasonably warm with moderate humidity. There is a low chance of some afternoon and evening showers Friday and Saturday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – AUG 4 – Tropical storm conditions! Cloudy with rain heavy at times. Damaging winds to 70 mph this afternoon, high in the upper 70s. Flash flood watch in effect. Rainfall amounts 1-3 inches.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms in the evening with damaging winds possible in the early evening, becoming partly cloudy after midnight, low in the upper 60s.

WEDNESDAY – AUG 5 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 80s.

THURSDAY – AUG 6 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 80s.

FRIDAY – AUG 7 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the low 80s.

SATURDAY – AUG 8 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the mid 80s.

SUNDAY – AUG 9 – Sunny, high in the upper 80s.

MONDAY – AUG 10 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: Tropical storm conditions. Winds southerly gusting to near hurricane force, seas 12-18 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 78 degrees.

OUTLOOK – Possible advisories for high seas Wednesday morning otherwise no advisories expected Wednesday afternoon through Saturday.

Please stay safe!

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 mid 60s further inland. Winds are mainly calm and the humidity is lower than this time yesterday with dew points in the 60s.

CLIFTON’S WEATHER ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 3RD.

AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW: 66

RECORD HIGH: 98 – 2006 RECORD LOW: 54 – 1985

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 92 LOW: 75 PRECIPITATION: TRACE

Today will be another hot day but with lower humidity than yesterday as dew points that were in the mid to upper 70s yesterday will only be in the mid 60s today. There is a chance of an afternoon shower or thunderstorm.

Tropical Storm Isaias now off the coast of Florida will move north and possibly become a hurricane before coming onshore near the border of North and South Carolina. The storm will then ride up the coast into our area on Tuesday. Rain possibly heavy at times late tonight in advance of the storm but the heaviest rain is expected Tuesday morning through the evening with 3-5 inches of rain expected with higher amounts possible. Also strong winds are expected late Tuesday afternoon with gusts over 50 mph. A tropical storm watch along with a flash flood watch is in effect.

As Isaias pulls away on Wednesday we should see some clearing after a chance of a morning shower.

Mainly dry weather Thursday through next weekend with seasonably warm temperatures and moderate humidity levels.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – AUG 3 – Mostly sunny and not as humid, chance of a shower or thunderstorm mainly after 4 p.m. high near 90.

TONIGHT – Increasing cloudiness with showers and a chance of thunderstorms tonight, rain may be heavy at times, low in the low 70s.

TUESDAY – AUG 4 – Tropical storm conditions! Cloudy with rain heavy at times with a chance of thunderstorms. Strong winds in the afternoon and early evening gusting to 55 mph. Rainfall amounts of 3-5 inches will cause flash flooding. Highs in the upper 70s.

WEDNESDAY – AUG 5 – Mostly sunny with a chance of a shower or thunderstorm in the morning, high in the upper 80s.

THURSDAY – AUG 6 – Sunny, high in the mid 80s.

FRIDAY – AUG 7 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 80s.

SATURDAY – AUG 8 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 80s.

SUNDAY – AUG 9 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 10 knots, seas 2-3 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 78 degrees.

OUTLOOK – Tropical storm conditions Tuesday morning through Wednesday morning! No advisories expected Wednesday afternoon through Friday.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Skies are cloudy early on this Sunday morning and there are some showers falling in parts of our area. It is once again warm and muggy with temperatures ranging from the mid 70s in Clifton down to the upper 60s further inland. Winds are calm or light southerly and the humidity is high with dew points mainly in the low 70s.

CLIFTON’S WEATHER ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 2ND:

AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW: 66

RECORD HIGH: 99 – 2006 RECORD LOW: 56 – 1998

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 92 LOW: 68 PRECIPITATION: NONE.

A warm front moving through our area today will cause mostly cloudy skies with very warm to hot temperatures and quite humid with dew points in the 70s. There will be a good chance of thunderstorms mainly this afternoon some of which may be strong to severe with heavy rain and strong gusty winds.

More of the same weather for Monday, but a weak cold front moving through will help drop the humidity somewhat but it still will be quite warm to hot. There will be a chance of more showers and thunderstorms mainly in the afternoon and evening.

Tropical Storm Isaias will affect our area with heavy rain on Tuesday as it moves through our area. Rainfall amounts of 3-4 inches are likely with some higher amounts. Winds should not be that strong except for possible tropical storm force winds mainly across the coastal areas.

We dry out a bit on Wednesday but there is a chance of an afternoon shower.

Mainly dry at the end of the week but a front may cause some showers on Friday, temperatures will be seasonably warm.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – AUG 2 – Mostly cloudy and humid with showers and thunderstorms likely mainly this afternoon, some storms may be accompanied by heavy rain and strong gusty winds, high near 90.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly before midnight, some storms may be accompanied by heavy rain and strong gusty winds, low in the low 70s.

MONDAY – AUG 3 – Partly sunny and a little less humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

TUESDAY – AUG 4 – Cloudy with rain and possibly at thunderstorm, rain will be heavy at times, high near 80.

WEDNESDAY – AUG 5 – Mostly sunny with a chance of a shower, high in the upper 80s.

THURSDAY – AUG 6 – Sunny, high in the mid 80s.

FRIDAY – AUG 7 – Partly sunny with a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers, high in the mid 80s.

SATURDAY – AUG 8 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 4 p.m. this afternoon until 6 a.m. Monday morning for southwest winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 3-6 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 78 degrees.

OUTLOOK – Advisories likely Monday through Wednesday as Tropical Storm Isaias moves into our area. Seas may approach 20 feet on Tuesday.

JULY 2020 CLIFTON’S MONTHLY SUMMARY:

AVERAGE TEMPERATURE: 80.3 – Warmest July and warmest month since my records began in 1973. Highest temperature 97 – on the 19th ; Lowest – 66 – 1st.and 2nd. 18 days had temperatures of 90 degrees or higher – the most of any month The lowest temperature of 66 was the highest minimum temperature of any month.

PRECIPITATION: 8.08″ 3rd wettest since 1973. 3.4″ fell during Tropical Storm Fay on the 10-11th.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!